Karel

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See also: karel, Kärel, and karel.

English

Noun

Karel (plural Karels)

  1. A Karelian, Kareli; a native of Karelia.
    • 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 258:
      On St. Olaf's Day (29th July) the Karels of Finland kill a lamb, without using a knife, and roast it whole.

Anagrams

Czech

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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Karel m anim (related adjective Karlův)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

Declension

Proper noun

Karel m anim (female equivalent Karlová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Dutch

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Karel m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

Anagrams

Icelandic

Proper noun

Karel m

  1. a male given name

Declension

    Declension of Karel
m-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Karel
accusative Karel
dative Karel
genitive Karels

Polish

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

Karel m pers (female equivalent Karelka)

  1. Kareli, Karelian (person from Karelia)

Declension

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • Karel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kárəl m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nominative Kárel
genitive Kárla
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Kárel
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Kárla
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Kárlu
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Kárla
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Kárlu
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Kárlom