forkert

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

forkert (plural and definite singular attributive forkerte)

1. wrong

Adverb

forkert

1. (adverbial) wrongly, wrong, erroneously