See Karl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"descendants": [
{
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"lang_code": "en",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "Karl"
},
{
"lang": "English",
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"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "Carl"
}
],
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"args": {
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"2": "goh",
"3": "karal"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*karlaz",
"4": "",
"5": "free man"
},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old High German karal, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”), *karilaz (“man, elder”). Cognate with French and English Charles.",
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{
"form": "Karls",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
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],
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"genitive"
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},
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]
}
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},
"expansion": "Karl m (proper noun, strong, genitive Karls or (with an article) Karl)",
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}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "name",
"senses": [
{
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "German male given names",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
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"parents": [],
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}
],
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{
"word": "Kalle"
},
{
"word": "Carola"
},
{
"word": "Carolin"
},
{
"word": "Caroline"
},
{
"word": "Charlotte"
},
{
"word": "Karla"
},
{
"word": "Karolin"
},
{
"word": "Karoline"
},
{
"word": "Lieselotte"
},
{
"word": "Lina"
},
{
"word": "Liselotte"
},
{
"word": "Lotte"
},
{
"sense": "feminine forms",
"word": "Carla"
}
],
"glosses": [
"a male given name from Old High German"
],
"id": "en-Karl-de-name-~EwzbEGX",
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "Kerl"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"proper-noun",
"strong"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/karl/"
},
{
"ipa": "[kaʁl]"
},
{
"ipa": "[kaɐ̯l]"
},
{
"ipa": "[kaːl]"
},
{
"audio": "De-Karl.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/81/De-Karl.ogg/De-Karl.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/De-Karl.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
},
{
"homophone": "kahl (some speakers)"
}
],
"word": "Karl"
}
{
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{
"word": "Kalle"
},
{
"sense": "feminine forms",
"word": "Carla"
},
{
"word": "Carola"
},
{
"word": "Carolin"
},
{
"word": "Caroline"
},
{
"word": "Charlotte"
},
{
"word": "Karla"
},
{
"word": "Karolin"
},
{
"word": "Karoline"
},
{
"word": "Lieselotte"
},
{
"word": "Lina"
},
{
"word": "Liselotte"
},
{
"word": "Lotte"
}
],
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{
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"lang_code": "en",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "Karl"
},
{
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"raw_tags": [
"borrowed"
],
"word": "Carl"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "karal"
},
"expansion": "Old High German karal",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*karlaz",
"4": "",
"5": "free man"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”)",
"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Old High German karal, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”), *karilaz (“man, elder”). Cognate with French and English Charles.",
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{
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "Karl",
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"with an article"
],
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "Carl",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
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},
"expansion": "Karl m (proper noun, strong, genitive Karls or (with an article) Karl)",
"name": "de-proper noun"
}
],
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"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "name",
"related": [
{
"word": "Kerl"
}
],
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{
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"German given names",
"German lemmas",
"German male given names",
"German male given names from Old High German",
"German masculine nouns",
"German proper nouns",
"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms with homophones",
"Pages with 11 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"a male given name from Old High German"
],
"links": [
[
"given name",
"given name"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"proper-noun",
"strong"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/karl/"
},
{
"ipa": "[kaʁl]"
},
{
"ipa": "[kaɐ̯l]"
},
{
"ipa": "[kaːl]"
},
{
"audio": "De-Karl.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/81/De-Karl.ogg/De-Karl.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/De-Karl.ogg",
"tags": [
"Germany",
"Berlin"
]
},
{
"homophone": "kahl (some speakers)"
}
],
"word": "Karl"
}
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