"cairn" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɛən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kɛəɹn/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-cairn.ogg [US] Forms: cairns [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)n Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sco|cairn}} Scots cairn, {{der|en|gd|càrn}} Scottish Gaelic càrn, {{der|en|sga|carn}} Old Irish carn, {{der|en|cel-pro|*karnos}} Proto-Celtic *karnos, {{der|en|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-||horn}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), {{cog|cy|carn}} Welsh carn, {{cog|kw|carn}} Cornish carn, {{doublet|en|carn|horn}} Doublet of carn and horn Head templates: {{en-noun}} cairn (plural cairns)
  1. A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. Categories (topical): Nautical Categories (lifeform): Dogs Synonyms: See burial mound § Synonyms Translations (monument): 石冢 (shízhǒng) (Chinese), stendynge [common-gender] (Danish), kivikuhil (Estonian), dys [feminine] (Faroese), hautakumpu (Finnish), cairn [masculine] (French), carnoedo [masculine] (Galician), milladoiro [masculine] (Galician), Steinhügel [masculine] (German), גַּלְעֵד (gal'éd) [masculine] (Hebrew), dys [feminine] (Icelandic), carn [masculine] (Irish), leacht (Irish), batu tanda (Malay), hāpapa (Maori), gravrøys [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gravrøys [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), moledro [masculine] (Portuguese), каирн (kairn) [masculine] (Russian), càrn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), mojón [masculine] (Spanish), punto de referencia [masculine] (Spanish), montículo (Spanish), röse [neuter] (Swedish), stenröse [neuter] (Swedish), gravröse [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cairn-en-noun-XhihNw1k Disambiguation of Nautical: 49 23 28 Disambiguation of Dogs: 35 21 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 11 41 Disambiguation of 'monument': 56 39 5
  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. Categories (lifeform): Dogs Translations (landmark): mužik (Czech), varde [common-gender] (Danish), steenman (Dutch), varði [masculine] (Faroese), kummeli (seamark) (Finnish), montjoie [feminine] (French), milladoiro [masculine] (Galician), Steindaube [feminine] (German), Steinmännchen [neuter] (German), Steinpyramide [feminine] (German), Steinhügel [masculine] (German), Steintürmchen [neuter] (German), σωρόλιθος (sorólithos) [masculine] (Greek), kőhalom (Hungarian), varða [feminine] (Icelandic), ometto [masculine] (Italian), hāpapa (Maori), varde [feminine] (Norwegian), røys [feminine] (Norwegian), hreysi (Old Norse), moledro [masculine] (Portuguese), тур (tur) [masculine] (Russian), càrn [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-cairn-en-noun-1l7jTwUD Disambiguation of Dogs: 35 21 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 11 41 Disambiguation of 'landmark': 22 73 5
  3. A cairn terrier. Categories (lifeform): Dogs
    Sense id: en-cairn-en-noun-0TtpLQ2T Disambiguation of Dogs: 35 21 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 19 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 11 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cairned [adjective], cairnless, cairn terrier, Cairn Water, cairny, Clava cairn, Tate's Cairn

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    "Requests for review of Mongolian translations",
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      "word": "Cairn Water"
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          "word": "See burial mound § Synonyms"
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      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "shízhǒng",
      "sense": "monument",
      "word": "石冢"
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      "sense": "monument",
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      "sense": "monument",
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      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "monument",
      "word": "hautakumpu"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cairn"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Steinhügel"
    },
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      "code": "he",
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      "roman": "gal'éd",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גַּלְעֵד"
    },
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      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dys"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carn"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "monument",
      "word": "leacht"
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      "sense": "monument",
      "word": "batu tanda"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "monument",
      "word": "hāpapa"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
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        "masculine"
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    },
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gravrøys"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "каирн"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "càrn"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mojón"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "punto de referencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "monument",
      "word": "montículo"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "röse"
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "monument",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sv",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "word": "steenman"
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      "code": "fo",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "varði"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "landmark",
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "milladoiro"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Steindaube"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "Steinmännchen"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Steinpyramide"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Steinhügel"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Steintürmchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sorólithos",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "σωρόλιθος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "word": "kőhalom"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "varða"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ometto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "hāpapa"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "no",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "non",
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      "sense": "landmark",
      "word": "hreysi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tur",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "тур"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "landmark",
      "tags": [
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}

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