Translingual

Symbol

ker

1. (mathematics, algebra) kernel

Cornish

Noun

ker

1. Hard mutation of ger.

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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• leirker

Kurdish

Noun

ker m

1. donkey (a domestic animal)

Lojban

Rafsi

ker

1. rafsi of kerlo.

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).

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

Synonyms

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

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, declension pattern of dub)

1. bush, shrub

Declension

Related terms

• kerový
• krík
• kríček

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/
• Tonal orthography: ker

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

Yurok

Noun

ker

1. key

Zazaki

Noun

ker

1. deaf