kere

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kere"

English

Alternative forms

• keri, k'ri, qere, qeri, q'ri

Noun

kere

1. (Judaism) A reading that in the traditional Jewish mode of reading the Hebrew Bible is substituted for one actually standing in the consonantal text with the consonants of the word or phrase to be read being usually given in the margin and the vowel points if the text is vocalized being inserted in the text.

Anagrams

• eker, reek

Crimean Tatar

Noun

kere

1. time, times.

   eki kere

   twice

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Danish

Etymology

From German kehren (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keːrə/, [ˈkʰeːɐ]

Verb

kere (past tense kerede, past participle keret)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to turn
   • 1723, Ludvig Holberg, Jean de France, 5th act, v. 2

     Jeg tar min Kiole og keerer den saaledes om.

     I take my dress and turn it around this way.

2. (reflexive) to care about
   • 2007, Marianne Geoffroy, Hvem får stress - og hvorfor?‎^[2], page 71:

     Alle mennesker kerer sig om, hvad andre tænker om én.

     All people care about what other people think about them.

Conjugation

Inflection of kere

	present	past
simple	kerer	kerede
perfect	har keret	havde keret
passive	keres	—
participle	kerende	keret
imperative	ker	—
infinitive	kere	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	keren	—

References

• “kere” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “kere” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eːrə

Verb

kere

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of keren

Anagrams

• keer

Ladino

Verb

kere (Latin spelling)

1. third-person singular present indicative of kerer

Manx

Etymology 1

From Old Irish céir, from Latin cēra. Compare Scottish Gaelic cèir and Irish céir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲeːrʲ/

Noun

kere f (genitive singular kere, no plural)

1. wax

Etymology 2

From Old Irish cír, from Proto-Celtic *kīnsrā. Scottish Gaelic cìr and Irish cíor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʲiːr/

Noun

kere f (genitive singular kere, plural kerenyn or kereyn)

1. comb

Derived terms

• kere volley (“honeycomb”)

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
kere	chere	gere
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish querer "to wish".

Verb

kere

1. to believe, to suppose
2. to think

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كره (kerre), from Arabic كَرَّة (karra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ceˈɾe/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kere (definite accusative kereyi, plural kereler)

1. time, occasion (an instance or occurrence)
2. (arithmetic) multiplied by; times

   Synonym: çarpı

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kere
Definite accusative	kereyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kere	kereler
Definite accusative	kereyi	kereleri
Dative	kereye	kerelere
Locative	kerede	kerelerde
Ablative	kereden	kerelerden
Genitive	kerenin	kerelerin

Synonyms

• kez

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kere”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ké.ɾé/

Verb

kéré

1. to be small

   Antonyms: tóbi, gbórín

Derived terms

• kékeré