карлик

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech karel, karlík or Polish karlę, karzeł, karlik, all from Old High German karal, whence Middle High German karl (little boy) and German Kerl (young man). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkarlʲɪk]
  • (file)

Noun

ка́рлик • (kárlik) m anim (genitive ка́рлика, nominative plural ка́рлики, genitive plural ка́рликов, feminine ка́рлица, relational adjective ка́рликовый)

  1. dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf
    • 2005, Виктор Пелевин, Шлем ужаса; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., The Helmet of Horror, Edinburgh: Canongate Books, 2006:
      Потом я стала замечать на перекрёстках впереди какого-то карлика в серых лохмотьях и странной широкополой шляпе с круглым верхом.
      Potom ja stala zamečatʹ na perekrjóstkax vperedi kakovo-to karlika v seryx loxmotʹjax i strannoj širokopoloj šljape s kruglym verxom.
      And then on the crossroads up ahead of me I kept catching sight of a dwarf dressed in grey rags and a strange hat with a wide brim and a round crown.
  2. (Magic: The Gathering) a gnome

Declension

Synonyms

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Czech karel or karlík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkarɫek]
  • (file)

Noun

ка́рлик • (kárlyk) m pers (genitive ка́рлика, nominative plural ка́рлики, genitive plural ка́рликів, feminine ка́рлиця, relational adjective ка́рликовий)

  1. dwarf (various senses), midget, gnome, pygmy, manikin, elf

Declension

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