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”)

Adjective

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

1. light, lightweight
2. easy

Inflection

Declension of kerge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kerge	kerged
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kerge
genitive			kergete
partitive		kerget	kergeid
illative		kergesse	kergetesse kergeisse
inessive		kerges	kergetes kergeis
elative		kergest	kergetest kergeist
allative		kergele	kergetele kergeile
adessive		kergel	kergetel kergeil
ablative		kergelt	kergetelt kergeilt
translative		kergeks	kergeteks kergeiks
terminative		kergeni	kergeteni
essive		kergena	kergetena
abessive		kergeta	kergeteta
comitative		kergega	kergetega

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.‎^[2], 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
• kergül → megkergül

 

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”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). 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

Inflection of kerge

	singular	plural
nominative	kerge	kergeq
accusative	kerge	kergeq
genitive	kerge	kergide
partitive	kerget	kergit
illative	kergehe	kergihe
inessive	kergen kergehn	kergin kergihn
elative	kergest	kergist
allative	kergele	kergile
adessive	kergel	kergil
ablative	kergelt	kergilt
translative	kerges	kergis
terminative	kergeniq	kerginiq
abessive	kergeldäq	kergildäq
comitative	kergegäq	kergidegäq

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian کرک (kark).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kerge (male equivalent kerg)

1. chicken
2. hen