karuzela
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French carrousel, from Italian carosello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ruˈzɛ.la/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛla
- Syllabification: ka‧ru‧ze‧la
Noun
karuzela f
- carousel, merry-go-round, roundabout
- (figurative) merry-go-round (meaningless cycle; a bustle of activity that gets nowhere)
- carousel (revolving device to deliver items)
Declension
Declension of karuzela
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | karuzela | karuzele |
| genitive | karuzeli | karuzeli/karuzel |
| dative | karuzeli | karuzelom |
| accusative | karuzelę | karuzele |
| instrumental | karuzelą | karuzelami |
| locative | karuzeli | karuzelach |
| vocative | karuzelo | karuzele |
Derived terms
adjective
- karuzelowy
nouns
- karuzelarz
- karuzelówka
Further reading
- karuzela in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karuzela in Polish dictionaries at PWN