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król.

king (male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkrul/[ˈkrol][ˈkrul][ˈkro.lɛ]
  1. king (male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy) synonym of państwo

    in-plural · masculine · metonymically · person
  2. king (male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy) king and queen as a married couple

    in-plural · masculine · person
  3. king (person that is the best within a given group)

    masculine · person
  4. king (tycoon or magnate of a particular industry)

    masculine · person
  5. a term of endearment for a romantic partner

    masculine · obsolete · person
  6. bridegroom

    masculine · obsolete · person
  7. character of a comedy

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  8. character of a comedy The meaning of this term is uncertain.

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  9. queen bee

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  10. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
  11. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: queen ant

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilazder. Old High German Karlder. Proto-Slavic *kõrľь Old Polish król ▲ English kingsl. ▲ French roisl. ▲ German Königsl. Polish król Inherited from Old Polish król. Noun 2 sense 2, noun 2 sense 3, and noun 2 sense 4 and are an internationalism semantic loan; compare English king, French roi and German König. Doublet of Karol.

noun/ˈkrul/[ˈkrol][ˈkrul][ˈkro.lɛ]
  1. king (thing that is the best within a given group)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  2. king (principal chess piece, that players seek to threaten with unavoidable capture to result in a victory by checkmate)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  3. king (playing card with the letter "K" and the image of a king on it, the thirteenth card in a given suit)

    animal-not-person · masculine
    król karo
    król kier
  4. king (central pin or skittle in bowling games)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  5. shank (last lower part of a cattle leg)

    Lithuania · animal-not-person · masculine
  6. augmentative of królik

    animal-not-person · augmentative · colloquial · dialectal · form-of · masculine
  7. type of children's game type of children's ball game

    animal-not-person · masculine
  8. type of children's game role in children's games

    animal-not-person · masculine
  9. main column of a tent or tower

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  10. a type of card game

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
  11. bevel shaft in a smock mill

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilazder. Old High German Karlder. Proto-Slavic *kõrľь Old Polish król ▲ English kingsl. ▲ French roisl. ▲ German Königsl. Polish król Inherited from Old Polish król. Noun 2 sense 2, noun 2 sense 3, and noun 2 sense 4 and are an internationalism semantic loan; compare English king, French roi and German König. Doublet of Karol.

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