kareta

See also: karéta and kåreta

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carretta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈrɛ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: ka‧re‧ta
• Homophone: Kareta

Noun

kareta f

1. carriage
2. quads, four of a kind

Declension

Declension of kareta

	singular	plural
nominative	kareta	karety
genitive	karety	karet
dative	karecie	karetom
accusative	karetę	karety
instrumental	karetą	karetami
locative	karecie	karetach
vocative	kareto	karety

Further reading

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

Swedish

Alternative forms

• karreta (rare)

Etymology

Probably from karet or even karriär (like in phrase i full karriär). Compare also Tavringer Romani kareta (“to go (using a vehicle)”).

Noun

kareta c

1. (colloquial) full speed, wild advance

   Såg en polisbil i full kareta. Undrar vad som hänt.

   I saw a police car going full throttle. Wonder what happened.

   Katten kom farandes i full kareta. Den hade visst fått syn på en orm.

   The cat came running like a rocket. Apparently, it had spotted a snake.

   Vi höll full kareta hela vägen för att hinna fram i tid

   We stepped on it all the way to get there in time

Usage notes

Usually as "i full kareta" (at full speed).

See also

• blixtsnabb
• gå som ett spjut
• jehu
• oljad blixt
• snabb som en vessla

References

• Slangopedia
• Folkmun

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish carreta, from Old Spanish carreta, possibly borrowed from Old Catalan carreta, from carro + -eta. Compare Tausug karita', Indonesian kereta, and Malay kereta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾeta/ [kɐˈɾɛː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ka‧re‧ta

Noun

kareta (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒᜆ)

1. sled; sledge (framework of boards mounted on wooden runners used to carry passengers and cargo especially on ice drawn by either horse, dogs, reindeer, or one or more people)

   Synonym: paragos

2. pushcart (small long narrow cart that can be pushed or pulled)

   Synonyms: kariton, karetilya, karitunan, anggarilyas, puskart

Derived terms

• karetahin

Related terms

• karera
• karetahe
• karetela
• karetera
• karetilya
• kariton
• karitunan
• karo
• karomata
• karosa
• karoserya

See also

• anggarilyas
• kalesa
• karetela
• karomata
• karwahe
• paragos
• puskart
• tartanilya

References

• “kareta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kareta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978) Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 320
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 257