Karre

See also: karre

German

Alternative forms
  • Karren m (chiefly southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

Etymology

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaʁə/
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Noun

Karre f (genitive Karre, plural Karren)

  1. (regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) cart, barrow
    Synonym: Wagen
  2. (colloquial) car, automobile
    Synonyms: Auto, Kiste, Wagen
    • 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
Declension of Karre [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Karre die Karren
genitive einer der Karre der Karren
dative einer der Karre den Karren
accusative eine die Karre die Karren

Derived terms

Further reading

Hunsrik

Alternative forms
  • khare (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰarə/

Noun

Karre m (plural Karre, diminutive Karreche)

  1. car
    Sie hon zweu Karre.
    They have two cars

Synonyms

Further reading
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