karl
カール
解説 Definition
ドイツ語圏で広く使われる男性の名前。
A male given name widely used in German-speaking countries and also found in other European languages. In English writing, it is treated as a proper name and normally begins with a capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Karl はドイツ語圏で一般的な男性名で、英語文中では通常 Karl と大文字で書く。Karl Marx のような著名人や my friend Karl のような人名の位置で見分ける。同系の名前 Charles や Ludwig と歴史的につながり、普通名詞 curl「巻く」とは綴りも由来も異なる、と整理すると混同しにくい。
Remember Karl as a person’s name, not as an ordinary descriptive word. It appears in positions typical of names: Karl Marx, my friend Karl, or Karl studied engineering. In standard English it begins with a capital K, even though this dictionary headword is lowercase. The name is especially associated with German-speaking countries and is historically related to forms such as Charles. Do not confuse Karl with curl, which describes a curved or coiled shape and has a different spelling and history. Linking Karl to a familiar bearer such as Karl Marx can make its function immediately recognizable.
例文
Karl Marx wrote Das Kapital, a foundational text in economics.
カール・マルクスは経済学の基礎的な著作である『資本論』を書きました。
Karl is a very common name in German-speaking countries.
カールはドイツ語圏で非常に一般的な名前です。
My friend Karl studied engineering at the Technical University of Munich.
友人のカールはミュンヘン工科大学で工学を学びました。
karl の類義語・関連語
派生語
紛らわしい語
karl の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語「ceorl（自由農民・一般男性）」に由来し、ゲルマン祖語*karilaz（男）が起源。ドイツ語Karl（男性名）として広まり、「男らしい人」を意味する。英語のchurl（粗野な人）も同根で、元は身分の低い自由民を指した。
Karl is the German form of a male name derived from an old Germanic word meaning “man” or “free man.” It is historically related to Old English ceorl, which referred to a free man of non-noble rank and later developed into modern English churl. The name also belongs to the wider historical group that includes Latin Carolus and English Charles. Its modern use is simply as a personal name, without implying social rank or character.
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