earl

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English erl, erle, from Old English eorl, from Proto-West Germanic *erl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz (compare Old Saxon erl, Old Norse jarl), from Proto-Germanic *erōną, *arōną (compare Old Norse jara (“fight, battle”)). Doublet of eorl and jarl. Unrelated to ealdorman (“alderman”). === Pronunciation === enPR: ûrl (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɜːl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɝl/ (Early Modern) IPA(key): /ɛrl/, (rare) /ɛːrl/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)l Homophone: URL === Noun === earl (plural earls) (nobility) A British or Irish nobleman next in rank above a viscount and below a marquess; equivalent to a European count. A female using the style is termed a countess. (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Tanaecia. Other butterflies in this genus are called counts and viscounts. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === Arel, Elar, Lare, Lear, Rael, Raël, Real, lare, lear, rale, real == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English earl, from Middle English erle, erl, from Old English eorl, from Proto-Germanic *erlaz, from *erōną, *arōną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛrl/ Rhymes: -ɛrl Syllabification: earl === Noun === earl m pers earl (British or Irish nobleman) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === earl in Polish dictionaries at PWN