karr

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *karr, from Proto-Celtic *karros.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): [karː]
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): [kær]

Noun

karr m (plural kerri)

1. car

Derived terms

• karigell (“trolley, shopping cart”)
• karrostel (“motel”)
• karr bonk (“dodgem”)
• karr klavji (“ambulance”)
• karr kreslu (“police car”)
• karr slynk (“sleigh”)
• karr stret (“tram”)
• karr tan (“(motor) car”)
• kerrik (“cart, carriage”)
• yn karr (“by car”)

Mutation

Cornish consonant mutation
unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
karr	garr	harr	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

  Mutation of karr