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carnaval

English

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Etymology 1

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From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval. Doublet of carnival.

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Noun

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carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)

  1. One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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carnaval (plural carnavals)

  1. Obsolete spelling of carnival.

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian carnevale.

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Noun

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carnaval m (plural carnavals)

  1. carnival (festival held just before Lent)
    Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French carnaval, either from Italian carnivale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from carnem (“flesh”) + levāre (“lighten, raise”). The alternative carnem vale (“flesh farewell”) is a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrnaːvɑl/, /kɑrnaːˈvɑl/, /-nə-/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: car‧na‧val

Noun

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carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)

  1. The carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
  2. (within the southern Netherlands and Belgium, specifically) A festival celebrated with costuming, parades and other festivities, with a general emphasis on parody, jest and local tradition and dialect.

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  • → Indonesian: karnaval

French

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Etymology

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Either from Italian carnevale, from Medieval Latin carnelevale, from caro (“flesh”) + levo (“to lighten, to raise”), or directly from Medieval Latin.

The alternative carne vale (“to flesh/meat, farewell”) is believed to be a folk etymology.

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Noun

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carnaval m (plural carnavals)

  1. the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”).

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  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: car‧na‧val

Noun

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carnaval m (plural carnavais)

  1. carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)
    Synonym: entrudo

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French carnaval.

Noun

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carnaval n (plural carnavaluri)

  1. carnival

Declension

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Declension of carnaval
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) carnaval carnavalul (niște) carnavaluri carnavalurile
genitive/dative (unui) carnaval carnavalului (unor) carnavaluri carnavalurilor
vocative carnavalule carnavalurilor

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian carnevale.

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  • IPA(key): /kaɾnaˈbal/ [kaɾ.naˈβ̞al]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: car‧na‧val

Noun

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carnaval m (plural carnavales)

  1. carnival (festival held just before Lent)

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