Polyglot Dictionary

Kerker

/ˈkɛʁkɐ/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Kerker

Meaning

  1. dungeon

    A more literary/dramatic word than the everyday Gefängnis (prison).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

verlies

Kerker is the general word for "dungeon" or prison; Verlies specifically means an underground cell or oubliette.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

calabouço

calabouço is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dungeon."

Portuguese

masmorra

masmorra is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dungeon."

Practice

1 What does Kerker mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Gefangene saß im dunklen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kerker?

See also

noun

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