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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *carcārius, syncopated from Latin carcerārius, from carcer. Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (karkara).
Noun
*karkārī m
- dungeon, prison
Inflection
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Singular
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*karkārī
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| Genitive
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*karkārijas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*karkārī
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*karkārijō, *karkārijōs
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| Accusative
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*karkārī
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*karkārijā
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| Genitive
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*karkārijas
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*karkārijō
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| Dative
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*karkārijē
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*karkārijum
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| Instrumental
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*karkāriju
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*karkārijum
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Derived terms
- *karkaʀn
- Old English: carċern, ċarċærn, ċearċern
- Old Frisian: kerkener
- Old Saxon: kerkener
- Middle Low German: kerkenäre, karkenäre, kerkenêre, kerkenere, kerkenêr, kerkner
Descendants