# der Kerker

der Kerker is a German noun meaning “dungeon”. Forms: des Kerkers, die Kerker.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Kerkers
- Plural: die Kerker

## In other languages

- Русский: тюрьма, темница

## Meanings

1. _historical_ dungeon (immured and very austere prison, often underground)
2. _Austria · archaic_ an aggravated form of prison

## Examples

- Tom entkam aus dem Kerker. — Tom escaped from the dungeon.
- Die Prinzessin wurde in den tiefsten Kerker des Schlosses geworfen. — The princess was thrown into the castle's deepest dungeon.
- Wenn ich Königin bin, werde ich Tom in den Kerker werfen lassen. — When I am queen, I will lock up Tom in the dungeon.

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