tarn
A small mountain lake, especially in Northern EnglandA small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.
» There's a small mountain tarn, surrounded by alpine meadows.
Meaning
2 senses(Northern England)A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England.
Karsee
ка́ровое о́зероkárovoje ózero
карове озероkarove ozero
a mountain lake (especially one formed by glaciers)
(US)One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.
Examples
1 sentencesThere's a small mountain tarn, surrounded by alpine meadows.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English terne, tarne (“lake; pond, pool”), from Old Norse tjǫrn (“a small lakeFrom Middle English terne, tarne (“lake; pond, pool”), from Old Norse tjǫrn (“a small lake without tributaries”), from Proto-Germanic *ternō (“water hole”), perhaps related to *turnaz (“bitter, embittered”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to separate, split; to crack, shatter”). The word is cognate with Danish tjern, Faroese tjørn (“pond”), Icelandic tjörn (“pond”), Norwegian Bokmål tjern (“small forest or mountain lake”) (Norwegian Nynorsk tjern, tjørn), Swedish tjärn (“small forest lake”).
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