Kerf

See also: kerf

German

Etymology

Shortened from Kerbtier (1815 by Lorenz Oken).

Noun

Kerf m (genitive Kerfs or Kerfes, plural Kerfe)

(rare) insect

Declension

Declension of Kerf

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kerf	die	Kerfe
genitive	eines	des	Kerfes, Kerfs	der	Kerfe
dative	einem	dem	Kerf, Kerfe¹	den	Kerfen
accusative	einen	den	Kerf	die	Kerfe

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Insekt

Further reading

Kerf in Duden online

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