Kerbe

See also: kërbë

German

Alternative forms

• Kerb m

Etymology

From Middle High German kërbe (“incision, notch”), from Old High German *kerba, from Proto-West Germanic *kerbā, from Proto-Germanic *kerbǭ, related to *kerbaną (“to cut, carve”).

Cognate with German Low German Karve, Middle Dutch kerve, Saterland Frisian Käärwe, Old Norse kjarf (“bundle”), Old English cyrf (“incision”) (whence English kerf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛʁbə/

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Noun

Kerbe f (genitive Kerbe, plural Kerben, diminutive Kerbchen n or Kerblein n)

1. dent, groove, nick, notch
2. kerf
3. bullseye (nautical)

Declension

Declension of Kerbe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kerbe	die	Kerben
genitive	einer	der	Kerbe	der	Kerben
dative	einer	der	Kerbe	den	Kerben
accusative	eine	die	Kerbe	die	Kerben

Related terms

• kerben
• Kerbtier

Further reading

• “Kerbe” in Duden online
• “Kerbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kerbe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.