kalv
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, and English calf.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kalv c (singular definite kalven, plural indefinite kalve)
- calf (a young cow or bull, also used of some other large animals, e.g., the offspring of a deer, whale, elephant, or rhinoceros)
- (uncountable) veal (calf meat)
- A small island neighbouring a bigger island.
Declension[edit]
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Danish and Swedish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.
Noun[edit]
kalv m (definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalver, definite plural kalvene)
- calf (a young cow or bull)
- A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
- An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “kalv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Swedish and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.
Noun[edit]
kalv m (definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalvar, definite plural kalvane)
- calf (a young cow or bull)
- A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
- An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “kalv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish kalver, from Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Norwegian and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.
Noun[edit]
kalv c
- a calf (young cow or bull)
- veal
- Synonym: kalvkött
- (figuratively) a smaller (geographical) feature next to a larger one, often of a cape or a smaller island next to a larger one or the like, especially in names
Declension[edit]
| Declension of kalv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kalv | kalven | kalvar | kalvarna |
| Genitive | kalvs | kalvens | kalvars | kalvarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- kalv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kalv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kalv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams[edit]
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Animals
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Animals
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Baby animals
- sv:Cattle