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/

• Audio:

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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

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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

• Handkarre
• Heukarre
• Mistkarre
• Sackkarre
• Schubkarre

Further reading

• “Karre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Karre” in Duden online
• “Karre (Spalte, Rille, Kerbe, Gestein)” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

• khare (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱers-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós

Proto-Celtic *karros

Gaulish *karrosbor.

Latin carrusbor.

Old High German karra

Middle High German karre

Hunsrik Karre

From Middle High German karre, from Old High German karra, borrowed from Latin carrus, borrowed from Gaulish *karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós, from *ḱers- + *-ós.

Cognate with German Karre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰarə/
• Rhymes: -arə
• Syllabification: Kar‧re

Noun

Karre m (plural Karre, diminutive Karreche)

1. car; automobile

   Synonym: Auto

   Sie hon zweu Karre.

   They have two cars