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karelian

/kɚˈiliən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
kare-lian
IPA
/kɚˈiliən/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the region of Karelia.

name

A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Karelian From Karelia + -an.

Inflected Forms

Karelians (plural)

Derived Forms

Karelianness

Phrases

Karelian hot pot Karelian Isthmus Karelian pasty Karelian pie Karelian stew Wiktionary’s coverage of Karelian terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Karelian terms

Synonyms

Kareli carelian carelian language karelian language

Rhymes With

chameleon aristotelian hegelian stelian

Questions

How do you pronounce karelian?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɚˈiliən/.
What does karelian mean?
Of, from or relating to the region of Karelia, politically split between the administrative regions of North Karelia and South Karelia, Finland and the Republic of Karelia, Russia.
Where does karelian come from?
Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Karelian From Karelia + -an.

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