carr

Meaning

1. Any marsh; marshy ground, swampland.
2. In particular, a marsh or fen formed when the litter of decaying reeds (e.g. in a lake) raises the ground level above the water, allowing more vegetation like sedges and then low bushes or trees to grow; a marshy woodland. (Compare marsh, swamp, bog, fen.)

Synonyms

fen

marsh

swamp

Translations

كار

Moor

Sumpf

Sumpfland

Niedermoor

βάλτος

έλος

τέλμα

τυρφώνας

τέλμα/έλος/βάλτος/τυρφώνας

marais

marécage

fagne

palude

torbiera alcalina

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑː/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: kärr

Cognate with Icelandic: kjarr

In summary

From Middle English kerr and Middle English carr meaning meadow, field or grassland of a low lying variety, itself from Old English carr; possibly related to Old Norse kjarr. Compare Swedish kärr, Icelandic kjarr.