кароль

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• karol — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈrolʲ]

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• Rhymes: -olʲ
• Hyphenation: ка‧роль

Noun

каро́ль • (karólʹ) m pers (genitive караля́, nominative plural каралі́, genitive plural каралёў, feminine 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 аўтапрама ― jon karólʹ aŭtaprama ― he is the king of the automotive industry

3. (card games, chess) king

Declension

Declension of каро́ль (pr soft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	каро́ль karólʹ	каралі́ karalí
genitive	караля́ karaljá	каралёў karaljóŭ
dative	каралю́ karaljú	караля́м karaljám
accusative	караля́ karaljá	каралёў karaljóŭ
instrumental	каралём karaljóm	караля́мі karaljámi
locative	каралю́ karaljú	караля́х karaljáx
count form	—	каралі́1 karalí1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

nouns

• карале́віч m pers (karaljévič)
• карале́ўна f pers (karaljéŭna)
• карале́ўства f inan (karaljéŭstva)

 

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