карла

This is the 3995th most frequent Russian word.


карла

The Russian word "карла" refers to a "dwarf" or "short person."


The word "карла" is used as a proper noun to refer to a person's name "Кarla," demonstrating its usage in a named context.

Я встретил Карлу в кафе вчера.

I met Karla at the cafe yesterday.


Here, "Карле" is a variant of "карл" in the prepositional case, referring to Charlemagne, thus showing its historical reference.

Местные жители рассказывали легенду о Карле Великом.

The locals talked about the legend of Charlemagne.


In this sentence, "карла" is derived from Old Russian, referencing a man, often used in historical contexts to refer to a common or peasant man.

В музее была статуя старого карла, который был рыцарем.

In the museum, there was a statue of an old carl who was a knight.