karl

See also Karl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaːl/, [kʰæːˀl]

Noun

karl c (singular definite karlen, plural indefinite karle)

1. farmhand
2. groom, ostler
3. bloke, chap, guy

Inflection

    Inflection of karl

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	karl	karlen	karle	karlene
genitive	karls	karlens	karles	karlenes

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kʰard̥l] (

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Noun

karl m

1. man (male human)
2. husband
3. male of a species
4. (video games) a character (in a video game, or in a RPG)
5. a chess piece, a chessman

Synonyms

• (man): karlmaður m, maður m
• (husband): eiginmaður m, maður m
• (male of a species): karldýr n
• (a character): persóna f, tölvuleikapersóna f
• (chess piece): taflmaður m, maður m

Derived terms

• karlakór
• karlaveldi
• karldýr
• karlfauskur
• karlkyn
• karlleggur
• karlmaður
• karlmannlegur
• karlmenni
• karlmennska
• karlremba

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Old Norse

Alternative forms

• kall

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaz), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Compare Old English ceorl, Old High German karal, karl.

Noun

karl m

1. A man

Descendants

• Icelandic: karl
• Faroese: kallur
• Norwegian: kall
• Old Swedish: karilʀ
  • Elfdalian: kall
  • Swedish: karl
• Danish: karl
• Middle English: carl
  • Scots: carl, cairl, karl
  • English: carl
• Finnish: karilas

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑːr/

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• Homophones: kar

Noun

karl c

1. man (male human)
2. husband
3. (male) member of a work force, employed to perform some particularly heavy or physically demanding job

Usage notes

Has connotations of being manly, and is as such somewhat frowned upon by believers in gender equality; but it also may have connotations of being able to perform a certain task. C.f. the formulaic expression karl för sin ... (with some attribute), which denotes someone who is up to par with his role, and is able to perform at least by some minimal standards on his own. Here the role is usually something associated with the given attribute, though karl för sin hatt is associated with a more generic male role.

Declension

Declension of karl

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	karl	karlen	karlar	karlarna
genitive	karls	karlens	karlars	karlarnas

See also

• karl för sin hatt
• karlakarl