cairn

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

moledro

monumento

monumentos

Sinônimos

cairn terrier

milestone

monument

tor

tumulus

burial mound

Gilead

Gilad

Traduções

mojón

tumulo

cairn

Steinhaufen

Denkmal

Monument

fita

Cairn

monjoia

Steinmanderl

Steinhügel

Steinpyramide

Steinmännchen

μνημείο

Aussichtswarte

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kɛən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Cognato com galês: carn

Cognato com córnico: 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.