Karre
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See also: karre
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Karren m (chiefly southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
Etymology[edit]
A chiefly Central and Low German form (vis-à-vis Upper German Karren). From Middle Low German karre f and northern Middle High German karre f, from Old Saxon karra and Old High German karra, from Latin carrus (“cart”), from Gaulish *karros. Compare Dutch kar, English car, Swedish kärra. Doublet of Ross.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Karre f (genitive Karre, plural Karren)
- (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) cart, barrow
- Synonym: Wagen
- (colloquial) car, automobile
- 1996, “Risikobiographie”, in Posen, performed by Die Sterne:
- Nein, eure Suppe esse ich nicht / Schon lieber mache ich haufenweise Miese / Und fahr' die neugekaufte Karre auf die Wiese
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of Karre [feminine]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Karre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Karre” in Duden online
- “Karre (Spalte, Rille, Kerbe, Gestein)” in Duden online
Hunsrik[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- khare (Wiesemann spelling system)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Karre m (plural Karre, diminutive Karreche)
- car
- Sie hon zweu Karre.
- They have two cars
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
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