karawela

See also: karawelą

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian caravella, from Old Galician-Portuguese caravela, a diminutive of caravo, carabo, from Late Latin carabus, from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ρᾰβος (kā́rabos). Doublet of korab (“ship”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.raˈvɛ.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ka‧ra‧we‧la

Noun

karawela f

1. (historical) caravel

   Hypernym: żaglowiec

Declension

Declension of karawela

	singular	plural
nominative	karawela	karawele
genitive	karaweli	karaweli/karawel
dative	karaweli	karawelom
accusative	karawelę	karawele
instrumental	karawelą	karawelami
locative	karaweli	karawelach
vocative	karawelo	karawele

Derived terms

adjective

• karawelowy

 

Further reading

• karawela in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• karawela in Polish dictionaries at PWN