Karel

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

Alternative forms

  • (given name): Kar. (abbreviation)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkarɛl]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Karel m anim (relational 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

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːrəl/
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧rel
  • Rhymes: -aːrəl

Proper noun

Karel m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

Anagrams

Icelandic

Proper noun

Karel m (proper noun, genitive singular Karels)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Karel (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Karel
accusative Karel
dative Karel
genitive Karels

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.rɛl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -arɛl
  • Syllabification: Ka‧rel

Noun

Karel m pers (female equivalent Karelka)

  1. Kareli, Karelian (person from Karelia)

Declension

adjective

Further reading

  • Karel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kàːrəl/

Proper noun

Kárəl m anim

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

Declension

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
nom. sing. Kárel
gen. sing. Kárla
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Kárel Kárla Kárli
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Kárla Kárlov Kárlov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Kárlu Kárloma Kárlom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Kárla Kárla Kárle
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Kárlu Kárlih Kárlih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Kárlom Kárloma Kárli