karalis

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian karãlius, itself a borrowing from Old Ruthenian король (korolʹ), ultimately from the name of Charlemagne (cf. Latin Carolus, German Karl, Karol). Introduced by by Atis Kronvalds in 1870. It soon became popular, possibly because of its similarity with Russian король (korolʹ, “king”) and its apparent connection to karš (“war”), and mostly replaced the earlier Germanism ķēniņš.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

karalis m (2nd declension, feminine form: karaliene)

  1. king (the monarch of a kingdom; the title of this monarch)
    Anglijas karalis ― the king of England
    skotu karalis ― the king of Scots
    karaļa dinastija ― royal dynasty
    kronēt karali ― to crown the king
  2. king (the most important, influential or outstanding member of a group)
    Zagroba ir cirku karalis ― Zagroba is the circus king
    zvēru karalis ― the king of animals, beasts
  3. (chess) king (the most important piece, the capture of which signals the end of a game of chess)

Declension

Declension of karalis (2nd declension)
singular plural
nominative karalis karaļi
genitive karaļa karaļu
dative karalim karaļiem
accusative karali karaļus
instrumental karali karaļiem
locative karalī karaļos
vocative karali karaļi

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See also

Chess pieces in Latvian · [Term?] (layout · text)
karalis dāma tornis laidnis zirdziņš bandinieks

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “karalis”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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