kêr

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ker"

Breton

Etymology

From Middle Breton kaer, from Old Breton caer, from Proto-Brythonic *kaɨr (“fort, fortified town”) (compare Cornish ker, Welsh caer), from Proto-Celtic *kagros (“fort”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“take, seize”). Related to kae (“fence, hedge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɛːr/

Noun

kêr f (plural kêrioù)

town, city

Inflection

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Mutation of *kêr*
	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	kêr	gêr	c'hêr	unchanged
plural	kêrioù	gêrioù	c'hêrioù	unchanged

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

Cognate with kurt, kurr kirin, sîkard, Central Kurdish and Southern Kurdish کێرد (kêrd), Zazaki kardî, Gurani کاردی (kardî), Persian ; from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation

Audio (Northern Kurdistan, Qers): (file)

Noun

kêr f

knife^[1]

References

^ Kurdojev, K. K. (1960) “kêr II”, in Курдско-русский словарь [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Государственное издательство иностранных и национальных словарей, page 437b

Etymology 2

From kar.

Noun

kêr m

benefit, use

Usage notes

Often times isn't used as a noun but in verb forms, such as bi kêr hatin (“to be useful, be of use”); or in adjectives, such as bêkêr (“useless”).

[1] Kurdojev, K. K. (1960) “kêr II”, in Курдско-русский словарь [Kurdish–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Государственное издательство иностранных и национальных словарей, page 437b

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