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Old Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *korľь. First attested in 1407.
Noun
kráľ m pers
- king (male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)
Descendants
Noun
kráľ m animal
- (in the animal kingdom) king (leader of a group of animals)
Noun
kráľ m inan
- (mineralogy) gold
References
- Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “kráľ”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Old Slovak kráľ, from Proto-Slavic *korľь.
Pronunciation
Noun
kráľ m pers (female equivalent kráľovná)
- king
- (chess) king
Declension
See also
References
- “kráľ”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025