carnaval
English
Etymology 1
From Spanish carnaval, Portuguese carnaval.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑɹnəˈvɑl/
Noun
carnaval (countable and uncountable, plural carnavals)
- One of various large carnivals held before the beginning of Lent, especially in Latin America.
Noun
carnaval (plural carnavals)
- Obsolete spelling of carnival
Catalan
Etymology
From Italian carnevale.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /kəɾ.nəˈval/
- (Central) IPA(key): /kər.nəˈbal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /kaɾ.naˈval/
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavals)
- carnival (festival held just before Lent)
- Synonym: (in the Catalan Countries) carnestoltes
Derived terms
- carnavalada
- carnavalesc
Further reading
- “carnaval” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrnaːvɑl/, /kɑrnaːˈvɑl/, /-nə-/
carnaval (file) - Hyphenation: car‧na‧val
Noun
carnaval n (plural carnavals, diminutive carnavalletje n)
- The carnival, last festive occasion(s) before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday
- (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.
Synonyms
- (in some areas) vastenavond
Derived terms
- carnavalesk
- carnavalskostuum
- carnavalslied
- carnavalsmasker
- carnavalsnaam
- carnavalsoptocht
- carnavalsstoet
Related terms
- alaaf
- hossen
Descendants
- → Indonesian: karnaval
French
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaʁ.na.val/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Homophone: carnavals
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavals)
- the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball
Derived terms
- carnavalesque
- carnavaleux
- carnavalier
- carnavaliser
Descendants
- → Russian: карнава́л (karnavál)
- → Kazakh: карнавал (karnaval)
- → Turkish: karnaval
Further reading
- “carnaval”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian carnevale (“carnival”), from Latin carnem levāre (“to take away meat”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [kaɦ.naˈvaʊ̯]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kaɾ.naˈvaw/ [kaɾ.naˈvaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʁ.naˈvaw/ [kaʁ.naˈvaʊ̯]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kaɻ.naˈvaw/ [kaɻ.naˈvaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾ.nɐˈval/ [kɐɾ.nɐˈvaɫ]
- Rhymes: -al, -aw
- Hyphenation: car‧na‧val
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavais)
- carnival (festive occasion marked by parades)
- Synonym: entrudo
Derived terms
- pular carnaval
Related terms
- carnavalesco
Romanian
Etymology
From French carnaval.
Noun
carnaval n (plural carnavaluri)
- carnival
Declension
| 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
Etymology
From Italian carnevale.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɾnaˈbal/ [kaɾ.naˈβ̞al]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: car‧na‧val
Noun
carnaval m (plural carnavales)
- carnival (festival held just before Lent)
Derived terms
- carnavalear
- carnavalesco
- carnavalito
- Martes de Carnaval
Further reading
- “carnaval”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014