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kerben

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kërben, from Old High German kërban, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban (to carve, cut).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kerben (weak, third-person singular present kerbt, past tense kerbte, past participle gekerbt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to notch

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • kerben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  • kerben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kerben” in Duden online

Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German kërban, from Proto-West Germanic *kerban.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈkɛrbən/

Verb

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kërben (class 2 weak, third-person singular present kërbet, past tense kërbete, past participle gekërbet, auxiliary hān)

  1. (transitive) [with accusative] to carve, to engrave

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • German: kerben