karuzela

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French carrousel, from Italian carosello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ruˈzɛ.la/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛla
• Syllabification: ka‧ru‧ze‧la

Noun

karuzela f

1. carousel, merry-go-round, roundabout
2. (figurative) merry-go-round (meaningless cycle; a bustle of activity that gets nowhere)
3. carousel (revolving device to deliver items)

Declension

Declension of karuzela

	singular	plural
nominative	karuzela	karuzele
genitive	karuzeli	karuzeli/karuzel
dative	karuzeli	karuzelom
accusative	karuzelę	karuzele
instrumental	karuzelą	karuzelami
locative	karuzeli	karuzelach
vocative	karuzelo	karuzele

Derived terms

adjective

• karuzelowy

 

nouns

• karuzelarz
• karuzelówka

 

Further reading

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