Lithuanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Lithuanian karãlius, from Old Ruthenian король (korolʹ) or Old East Slavic король (korolĭ), from Proto-Slavic *kõrľь.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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karãlius m (plural karaliai, feminine karalienė) stress pattern 2

  1. king
  2. king (chess)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Latvian: karalis

See also

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Chess pieces in Lithuanian · ? (layout · text)
           
karalius valdovė bokštas rikis žirgas pėstininkas

References

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  1. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “karãlius”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, page 255