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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaʁə/
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Noun

Karre f (genitive Karre, plural Karren)

(regional, chiefly northern and central Germany) cart, barrow
(colloquial) car, automobile

Declension

Declension of Karre

	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

Synonyms

(cart): Wagen
(automobile): Auto, Kiste, Wagen

Derived terms

Handkarre
Heukarre
Mistkarre
Sackkarre
Schubkarre

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

khare (Wiesemann spelling system)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkʰarə/

Noun

Karre m (plural Karre, diminutive Karreche)

car
Sie hon zweu Karre.
They have two cars

Synonyms

Auto

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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