Karelia
/kəˈriːlɪə/
词源链
- urj-fin
派生
- zle-ono
Корѣла
派生
- 英语English
Karelia
词源说明
From Medieval Latin Carelia (akin to Russian Каре́лия (Karélija)), a Latinized form of Swedish Karelen. The Swedish word was probably mediated through Old Novgorodian Корѣла (Korěla), itself from the Finnic endonym (compare Finnish Karjala, which see for more).
释义
专有名词proper noun
- 1A historical region of Northern Europe, located to the north of Saint Petersburg and politically split between Russia and Finland.
- 2A republic and federal subject of Russia. Official name: Republic of Karelia. Capital: Petrozavodsk.