adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kareli
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A language closely related to Finnish, spoken in Karelia, Russia and Finland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A native or inhabitant of the region of Karelia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kareli
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a Finnic language spoken by the people of Karelia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Carelian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Baltic-Finnic
5
noun
Meaning 5
a member of the Finnish people living in Karelia in northwestern European Russia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Carelian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Russian
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old Swedish Karelender. Finnish Karjalader. Medieval Latin Carēliabor. English Karelia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Karelian From Karelia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
101 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
կարելական
(karelakan)
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Catalan:
carelià
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Danish:
karelsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
French:
carélien
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
German:
karelisch
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Hungarian:
karjalai
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Hungarian:
karél
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Irish:
Cairéalach
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Italian:
careliano
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Karelian:
karjalaine
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Polish:
karelski
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Portuguese:
carélio
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Portuguese:
careliano
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Russian:
каре́льский
(karélʹskij)
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Slovak:
karelský
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Swedish:
karelsk
— of, from, or pertaining to Karelia
Armenian:
կարելերեն
(kareleren)
— language
Basque:
kareliera
— language
Belarusian:
карэ́льская
(karélʹskaja)
— language
Breton:
karelianeg
— language
Catalan:
carelià
— language
Cherokee:
ᎧᎴᎵᎠᏂ
(kaleliani)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
卡累里亞語 /卡累里亚语
(Kǎléilǐyà yǔ)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
卡累利阿語 /卡累利阿语
(Kǎlèilì'ā yǔ)
— language
Czech:
karelština
— language
Danish:
karelsk
— language
Dutch:
Karelisch
— language
Estonian:
karjala
— language
Finnish:
karjala
— language
French:
carélien
— language
Galician:
carelio
— language
German:
Karelisch
— language
Hungarian:
karjalai
— language
Icelandic:
kirjálska
— language
Icelandic:
karelska
— language
Icelandic:
karelíska
— language
Ingrian:
karjala
— language
Irish:
Cairéilis
— language
Japanese:
カレリア語
(Kareria-go)
— language
North Karelian:
karjala
— language
North Karelian:
karjalan kieli
— language
Tver Karelian:
kariela
— language
Tver Karelian:
karielan kieli
— language
Korean:
카리알라어
(Karialla'eo)
— language
Latvian:
karēļu valoda
— language
Latvian:
karēļu
— language
Lithuanian:
karelų kalba
— language
Lithuanian:
kareliškai
— language
Livvi:
karjal
— language
Livvi:
karjalan kieli
— language
Eastern Mari:
карел йылме
(karel jylme)
— language
Western Mari:
? йӹлмӹ
(? jÿlmÿ)
— language
Norwegian Bokmål:
karelsk
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
karelsk
— language
Polish:
język karelski
— language
Portuguese:
carélio
— language
Portuguese:
kareliano
— language
Romanian:
carelă
— language
Russian:
каре́льский
(karélʹskij)
— language
Serbo-Croatian:
Karelijanski
— language
Lower Sorbian:
karelšćina
— language
Upper Sorbian:
karelšćina
— language
Spanish:
carelio
— language
Swedish:
karelska
— language
Turkish:
Kareli
— language
Ukrainian:
карелія́нська
(karelijánsʹka)
— language
Walloon:
Carelyin
— language
Armenian:
կարել
(karel)
— Karelian person
Chinese Mandarin:
卡累利阿人
(Kǎlèilì'ā rén)
— Karelian person
