кароль

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaˈrolʲ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -olʲ
  • Hyphenation: ка‧роль

Noun

каро́ль • (karólʹm pers (genitive караля́, nominative plural каралі́, genitive plural каралёў, female equivalent карале́ва, relational adjective карале́ўскі)

  1. king (the title of monarch in some feudal and bourgeois countries)
  2. (figuratively) king (of a monopoly in some industry, a major financier)
    ён кароль аўтапрамаjon karólʹ aŭtapramahe is the king of the automotive industry
  3. (card games, chess) king

Declension

Derived terms

nouns

See also

Chess pieces in Belarusian · ша́хматныя фігу́ры (šáxmatnyja fihúry) (layout · text)
каро́ль (karólʹ) ферзь (fjerzʹ) ладдзя́ (laddzjá) слон (slon) конь (konʹ) пе́шка (pjéška)

References

  • кароль”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
  • кароль” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org