kalv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, and English calf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalˀv/, [ˈkʰalˀʋ], [ˈkʰalˀ]

Noun

kalv c (singular definite kalven, plural indefinite kalve)

1. calf (a young cow or bull, also used of some other large animals, e.g., the offspring of a deer, whale, elephant, or rhinoceros)
2. (uncountable) veal (calf meat)
3. A small island neighbouring a bigger island.

Inflection

Declension of kalv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalv	kalven	kalve	kalvene
genitive	kalvs	kalvens	kalves	kalvenes

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Norwegian Bokmål

kalv

Etymology

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

kalv m (definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalver, definite plural kalvene)

1. calf (a young cow or bull)
2. A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
3. An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.

Derived terms

• drikke som en kalv
• elgkalv
• fjorårskalv
• gjøkalv
• gullkalv
• hjortekalv
• hvalkalv
• kalvefilet
• kalvekjøtt
• kalveskinn
• kalvesteik
• kalvestek
• kastekalv
• kvalkalv
• oksekalv
• påleggskalv
• rådyrkalv
• råkalv
• reinkalv
• sette på en kalv
• sjiraffkalv
• slakte en kalv
• spedkalv
• vannkalv

 

References

• “kalv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

kalv m (definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalvar, definite plural kalvane)

1. calf (a young cow or bull)
2. A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
3. An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.

Derived terms

• alekalv
• bredekalv
• brekalv
• drikke som ein kalv
• elgkalv
• fjorårskalv
• frumsekalv
• frumskalv
• gjødslekalv
• gjøkalv
• gullkalv
• hjortekalv
• kalvefilet
• kalvekjøt
• kalvekjøtt
• kalveskinn
• kalvesteik
• kastekalv
• kjøpe ein kalv
• kvalkalv
• kvigekalv
• kukalv
• oksekalv
• påleggskalv
• reinkalv
• rådyrkalv
• råkalv
• sjiraffkalv
• spedkalv
• vasskalv

 

References

• “kalv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

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

kalv c

1. calf (young cow or bull)

Declension

Declension of kalv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kalv	kalven	kalvar	kalvarna
Genitive	kalvs	kalvens	kalvars	kalvarnas

Anagrams

• valk