Feminine

Karre

Meaning

  1. (Central, Germany, Northern, feminine, regional) cart, barrow
  2. (colloquial, feminine) car, automobile

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkaʁə/
Etymology

In summary

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.

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