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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech karel, karlík or Polish karlę, karzeł, karlik, all from Old High German karal, whence Middle High German karl (“little boy”) and German Kerl (“young man”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
ка́рлик • (kárlik) m anim (genitive ка́рлика, nominative plural ка́рлики, genitive plural ка́рликов, feminine ка́рлица, relational adjective ка́рликовый)
- dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf
2005, Виктор Пелевин, Шлем ужаса; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The Helmet of Horror, Edinburgh: Canongate Books, 2006:Потом я стала замечать на перекрёстках впереди какого-то карлика в серых лохмотьях и странной широкополой шляпе с круглым верхом.- Potom ja stala zamečatʹ na perekrjóstkax vperedi kakovo-to karlika v seryx loxmotʹjax i strannoj širokopoloj šljape s kruglym verxom.
- And then on the crossroads up ahead of me I kept catching sight of a dwarf dressed in grey rags and a strange hat with a wide brim and a round crown.
- (Magic: The Gathering) a gnome
Declension
Synonyms
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Czech karel or karlík.
Pronunciation
Noun
ка́рлик • (kárlyk) m pers (genitive ка́рлика, nominative plural ка́рлики, genitive plural ка́рликів, feminine ка́рлиця, relational adjective ка́рликовий)
- dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf
Declension
Declension of ка́рлик (pers velar masc-form accent-a)
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