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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeːrən/, [ˈkeː.ʁən], [ˈkeː.ɐn], [keːɐ̯n], [kɛɐ̯n]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːʀən
  • Homophone: Kern (monosyllabic with shortened vowel)

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German kerian, kerien, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (to bend, turn). See char. Cognate with Hunsrik keere.

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kehren (weak, third-person singular present kehrt, past tense kehrte, past participle gekehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to sweep
    Synonym: fegen
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German kēren, from Old High German kēran, from Proto-Germanic *karjaną.

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kehren (weak, third-person singular present kehrt, past tense kehrte, past participle gekehrt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (archaic, still in Switzerland) to turn (change the direction of movement)
  2. (reflexive) to care about
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