ker

See also: Ker, kér, kêr, kër, keř, kær, ķer, ker., and ker-

Translingual

Symbol

ker

1. (mathematics, algebra) kernel

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Abinomn

Noun

ker

1. (anatomy) thigh

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Cornish

Noun

ker

1. Hard mutation of ger.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛr/
• Rhymes: -ɛr

Noun

ker

1. genitive plural of kra

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Hittite

Romanization

ker

1. Broad transcription of 𒆠𒅕

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ker, from Proto-Germanic *kazą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰɛːr/
• Rhymes: -ɛːr

Noun

ker n (genitive singular kers, nominative plural ker)

1. tub, vat
2. vessel, container

Declension

declension of ker

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ker	kerið	ker	kerin
accusative	ker	kerið	ker	kerin
dative	keri	kerinu	kerjum	kerjunum
genitive	kers	kersins	kerja	kerjanna

Synonyms

• (tub, vat): kerald, stampur
• (vessel): ílát

Derived terms

• leirker

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Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛɾ/

Noun

1. mule (a domestic animal)

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kazą.

Noun

ker n

1. tub, vessel, goblet

References

• “ker”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Entry "ker" on page 239 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).

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Old Tupi

Verb

ker

1. to sleep

Conjugation

• (ixé) aker
• (endé) ereker
• (a'e) oker
• (oré) oroker
• (îandé) îaker
• (peẽ) peker
• (a'e) oker

References

• NAVARRO, E. A. Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil. São Paulo. Global. 2013.
• NAVARRO, E. A. Método moderno de tupi antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos". São Paulo. Global. 2005.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Shortened form of kȅrber (“Cerebrus”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kêːr/
• Hyphenation: ker

Noun

kȇr m (Cyrillic spelling ке̑р)

1. (slang, Bosnia, Serbia) dog

Declension

Declension of ker

	singular	plural
nominative	kȇr	kȅrovi
genitive	kera	kerova
dative	keru	kerovima
accusative	kera	kerove
vocative	keru	kerovi
locative	keru	kerovima
instrumental	kerom	kerovima

Synonyms

• pȁs
• kúčak / kucko
• (Montenegrin): bidzin / bizin

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъrъ (“shrub, bush”). Compare Polish kierz, Lower Sorbian keŕ, Czech keř.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛr/

Noun

ker m (genitive singular kra, nominative plural kry, genitive plural krov, declension pattern of dub)

1. bush, shrub

Declension

Declension of ker

	singular	plural
nominative	ker	kry
genitive	kra	krov
dative	kru	krom
accusative	ker	kry
locative	kri	kroch
instrumental	krom	krami

Related terms

• kerový
• krík
• kríček

Further reading

• “ker”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *je že. The initial j- in relative pronouns and conjunctions changed to k- through analogy to interrogative pronouns. Compare Serbo-Croatian jer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛr/

Conjunction

ker

1. because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)

References

• “ker”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

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Tatar

Noun

ker

1. dirt

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Yurok

Noun

ker

1. key

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Zazaki

Noun

ker

1. deaf