Karas

== English == === Etymology === As a Slavic and Jewish surname (Polish Karaś, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Upper Sorbian): all from the noun karaś (“crucian carp”). Compare Caras, Karasch, Karras. As a Hungarian surname, from the name of the river Karaš, itself possibly from Turkish kara (“black”). Also Americanized from Kárász, itself related to the carp sense above. As a Greek surname, from κάρας (káras, “black”), itself from the Turkish word. Also shortened from names like Καραγεωργίου (Karageorgíou, “Black George”), Καραγιάννης (Karagiánnis, “black John”), etc. Compare Caras, Kara, Karras. As a German surname, shortened from names like Zacharias, or Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários, “blessed”), Christian saint's name. === Proper noun === Karas (plural Karases) A surname. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Karas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 276. Forebears === Anagrams === akras, Sakar, Araks, araks, Raska, Skaar, askar, Sakra, Askar, kasra == Czech == === Etymology === From karas (“crucian carp”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkaras] === Proper noun === Karas m anim a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Karas”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) Vladimír Šmilauer, Jaroslav Kuchař, and Slavomír Utěšený (1972), Čeština všední i nevšední, Prague: Academia, page 399 == French == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.ʁas/ === Proper noun === Karas m or f by sense a surname === Further reading === filae.com Forebears (French) == Slovak == === Etymology === From the noun karās (“crucian carp”), from Proto-Slavic *karasь. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /karas/, [ˈkaras] Rhymes: -aras Hyphenation: Ka‧ras === Proper noun === Karas m pers (female equivalent Karasová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Karas”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026