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
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

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes 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
  • 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
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