kerge

See also: kérge

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kerkedä. Cognate to Ingrian kerkiä, Finnish kerkeä (quick, prompt), Ludian kerged (quick, prompt, in a rush)[1]

Adjective

kerge (genitive kerge, partitive kerget, comparative kergem, superlative kõige kergem)

  1. light, lightweight
  2. easy

Inflection

References

  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Fyam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛrɡɛ/

Noun

kerge (plural ɓakerge)

  1. shea tree, Vitellaria paradoxa

References

  • Rengkat, Fleesin Buba; Harley, Matthew (2020), “Pyam - English Dictionary.”, in Webonary.org., SIL International., retrieved 12/21/2022

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛrɡɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ker‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɡɛ

Adjective

kerge (comparative kergébb, superlative legkergébb)

  1. silly, crazy, giddy
    Synonyms: hebehurgya, bolondos
  2. (of sheep or other ruminants) affected by coenurosis

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative kerge kergék
accusative kergét kergéket
dative kergének kergéknek
instrumental kergével kergékkel
causal-final kergéért kergékért
translative kergévé kergékké
terminative kergéig kergékig
essive-formal kergeként kergékként
essive-modal
inessive kergében kergékben
superessive kergén kergéken
adessive kergénél kergéknél
illative kergébe kergékbe
sublative kergére kergékre
allative kergéhez kergékhez
elative kergéből kergékből
delative kergéről kergékről
ablative kergétől kergéktől
non-attributive
possessive - singular
kergéé kergéké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kergééi kergékéi

Derived terms

  • kergeség
  • kergén
  • kergülmegkergül
Compound words
  • kergeféreg
  • kergekór
  • kergemarhakór

Further reading

  • kerge in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Võro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kerkedä.

Adjective

kerge (genitive kerge, partitive kerget)

  1. light, lightweight
  2. easy

Inflection


Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian کرک (kark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɛɾˈɡə]
  • Hyphenation: ker‧ge

Noun

kerge f (male equivalent kerg)

  1. chicken
  2. hen
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