Karelia

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See also: Karélia and Karelią

English[edit]

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Parts of Karelia, as they are divided today.

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin Carelia (akin to Russian Каре́лия (Karélija)), a Latinized form of Swedish Karelen. The Swedish word was probably mediated through Old Novgorodian Корѣла (Korěla), itself from the Finnic endonym (compare Finnish Karjala, which see for more).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kəˈɹiːlɪə/, /kəˈɹeɪlɪə/, /kəˈɹɛlɪə/

Proper noun[edit]

Karelia

  1. A region to the north of Saint Petersburg in Russia and Finland.
  2. An autonomous republic of Russia. Official name: Republic of Karelia.

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Translations[edit]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nissilä, Viljo. Karjalan nimestä (1962). Virittäjä, volume 66, number 4. [1] (in Finnish)

Polish[edit]

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10 – Republic of Karelia

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian Каре́лия (Karélija), from Medieval Latin Carēlia, from Swedish Karelen and Finnish Karjala.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kaˈrɛ.lja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛlja
  • Syllabification: Ka‧re‧lia

Proper noun[edit]

Karelia f

  1. Karelia (a republic of Russia; capital: Petrozavodsk)

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adjective
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Further reading[edit]

  • Karelia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Karelia f

  1. Karelia (a region and republic of Russia)