karalis

Latvian

Anglijas karalis Edvards I Plantagenets (1272-1307)

Karalis (3)

Etymology

Borrowed from Lithuanian karãlius, itself a borrowing from Old Ruthenian король (korolʹ), 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

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾalis]

• Audio (Riga):

  (file)

Noun

karalis m (2nd declension, female equivalent 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)

	singular	plural
nominative	karalis	karaļi
genitive	karaļa	karaļu
dative	karalim	karaļiem
accusative	karali	karaļus
instrumental	karali	karaļiem
locative	karalī	karaļos
vocative	karali	karaļi

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• karalisks
• karaliste