cairn

Signification (Anglais)

1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc.
3. A cairn terrier.

Concepts

cairn

mémorial

monument

monjoie

montjoie

cairn terrier

Synonymes

cairn terrier

milestone

monument

tor

tumulus

burial mound

Gilead

Gilad

Traductions

mojón

tumulo

Steinhaufen

moledro

Denkmal

Monument

fita

Cairn

monjoia

Steinmanderl

Steinhügel

Steinpyramide

Steinmännchen

μνημείο

Aussichtswarte

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɛən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à gallois: carn

Appartenant à cornique: carn

In summary

From Scots cairn, from Scottish Gaelic càrn, from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”).
Compare Welsh carn, Cornish carn. Doublet of carn and horn.