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cairn

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English

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TheCairn of Gavrinis,Brittany
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Etymology

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FromScotscairn, fromScottish Gaeliccàrn, fromOld Irishcarn, fromProto-Celtic*karnos, fromProto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-(horn).

CompareWelshcarn,Cornishcarn.Doublet ofcarn andhorn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cairn (pluralcairns)

  1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of theBritish Isles, apparently as asepulchral monument.
    Synonym:Seeburial mound § Synonyms
    • 1826,Thomas Campbell, “Glenara”, inThe Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell,page105:
      "Now here let us place the gray stone of hercairn: / Why speak ye no word!"—said Glenara the stern.
  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.
    Hypernym:marker
    • 1926,T. E. Lawrence,Seven Pillars of Wisdom, New York: Anchor, published1991, page180:
      After fifteen minutes of this we were glad to reach a high saddle on which former travellers had piled littlecairns of commemoration and thankfulness.
  3. Acairn terrier.

Derived terms

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Translations

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monument
landmark
terrierseecairn terrier
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cairn m (pluralcairns)

  1. cairn

Further reading

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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cairn

  1. inflection ofcarn:
    1. vocative/genitivesingular
    2. nominative/dativeplural

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofcairn
radicallenitioneclipsis
cairnchairngcairn

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^Quiggin, E. C. (1906),A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page97
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