forkert

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From the past participle to the archaic forkere (“change, turn, distort”), from Middle Low German vorkēren (“to turn in a wrong direction”), compare German verkehren (“to interact, turn in a wrong direction”) and verkehrt (“wrong”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /fɔˈkeːˀrd/, [fʌˈkʰeɐ̯ˀd̥], [fɒ̽ˈkʰeɒ̯̽ˀt]

Adjective edit

forkert (plural and definite singular attributive forkerte)

wrong

Adverb edit

forkert

(adverbial) wrongly, wrong, erroneously