Charlemagne

English

Etymology

From French Charlemagne, from Latin Carolus Magnus, literally "Charles/Carl the great".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃɑɹlɨmeɪn/

Proper noun

Charlemagne

One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.

Related terms

Carolingian, Carolinian, Carlovingian

Translations

king of the Franks

Albanian: Karli i Madh m
Breton: Karl Veur
Catalan: Carlemany m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 查理大帝 (zh) (Chálǐ Dàdì)
Danish: Karl den Store
Dutch: Karel de Grote
Estonian: Karl Suur
Faroese: Karlamagnus m
Finnish: Kaarle Suuri
French: Charlemagne (fr) m
Old French: Carles li magnes m
German: Karl der Große m
Hindi: शारलेमेन m (śārlemen)
Hungarian: Nagy Károly
Irish: Séarlas Mór m
Italian: Carlo Magno m, Carlomagno m
Japanese: カール大帝 (Kāru Taitei)

Korean: 카롤루스 대제 (Karolluseu Daeje)
Latin: Carolus Magnus m
Macedonian: Карло Велики m (Kárlo Véliki)
Marathi: शार्लमेन m (śārlamena)
Norman: Charlemangne m
Occitan: Carlesmanhe m
Old Norse: Karlamagnús m
Polish: Karol Wielki m
Portuguese: Carlos Magno m
Romanian: Carol cel Mare m
Russian: Карл Вели́кий m (Karl Velíkij)
Slovak: Karol Veľký m
Spanish: Carlomagno m
Swedish: Karl den store
Turkish: Şarlman
Welsh: Siarlymaen m

French

Etymology

From Old French Carles li magnes, from Latin Carolus Magnus, literally "Charles/Carl the great".

Proper noun

Charlemagne

Charlemagne (emperor)

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