Karelia

See also: Karélia and Karelią

English

Etymology

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

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

Proper noun

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.

Derived terms

Translations

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See also

References

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

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Karelia f

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

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • Karelia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Karelia f

  1. Karelia (a region and republic of Russia)
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