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See also: Earl
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)).
Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: ûrl
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜːl/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ɝl/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l
- Homophone: URL
Noun[edit]
earl (plural earls)
- (nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
a British or Irish nobleman
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Anagrams[edit]
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English earl, from Middle English erle, erl, from Old English eorl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, from *erōną, *arōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
earl m pers
- earl (British or Irish nobleman)
Declension[edit]
Declension of earl
Further reading[edit]
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- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)l
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)l/1 syllable
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- en:Limenitidine butterflies
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- Rhymes:Polish/ɛrl
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- pl:Ireland
- pl:Male people
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- pl:United Kingdom