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Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kerkedä. Cognate to Ingrian kerkiä, Finnish kerkeä (quick, prompt), Ludian kerged (quick, prompt, in a rush)[1]

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

  1. light, lightweight
  2. easy
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
  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

kerge (plural ɓakerge)

  1. shea tree, Vitellaria paradoxa
  • Rengkat, Fleesin Buba, Harley, Matthew (2020) “Pyam - English Dictionary.”, in Webonary.org.[2], SIL International., retrieved 12/21/2022
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɛrɡɛ]
  • Hyphenation: ker‧ge
  • Rhymes: -ɡɛ

kerge (comparative kergébb, superlative legkergébb)

  1. silly, crazy, giddy
    Synonyms: hebehurgya, bolondos
  2. (of sheep or other ruminants) affected by coenurosis
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
  • 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

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kerkedä.

kerge (genitive kerge, partitive kerget)

  1. light, lightweight
  2. easy

Related to Persian کرک (kark).

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

kerge (male equivalent kerg)

  1. chicken
  2. hen