karalius

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Lithuanian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Lithuanian karãlius, from Old Ruthenian король (korolʹ) or Old East Slavic король (korolĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

karãlius m (plural karaliai, feminine karalienė) stress pattern 2

  1. king
  2. king (chess)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latvian: karalis

See also

Chess pieces in Lithuanian · ? (layout · text)
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karalius valdovė bokštas rikis žirgas pėstininkas

References

  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “karãlius”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 255