karalis

Latvian

Anglijas karalis Edvards I Plantagenets (1272-1307)

Karalis (3)

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian karãlius, itself a borrowing from Belarusian каро́ль (karólʹ), ultimately from the name of Charlemagne (cf. Latin Carolus, German Karl, Karol). Introduced 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.

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 (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	karalis	karaļi
accusative (akuzatīvs)	karali	karaļus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	karaļa	karaļu
dative (datīvs)	karalim	karaļiem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	karali	karaļiem
locative (lokatīvs)	karalī	karaļos
vocative (vokatīvs)	karali	karaļi

Synonyms

• cars
• imperators
• ķeizars
• (dated term) ķēniņš

Derived terms

• karalisks
• karaliste