calu

See also: cāļu

Old English

Alternative forms

• calo, caluw

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), from Proto-Indo-European *galw- (“naked, bald”). Cognate with Old Frisian kale (“baldness”), Middle Low German kāl, kāle (“bald”), Middle Dutch cāle, cālū (“bald”), Old High German chalo, kalo, kalwēr (“bald”), Latin calvus (“bald”), Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ, “nude”), Russian го́лый (gólyj, “nude”), Sanskrit कुल्व (kulva, “bald”), Persian کل‏ (kal), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‏ (kauruua, “bald”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑlu/

Adjective

calu

1. (of persons) bald
2. (of plants) bare

Declension

Weak							Strong
case	singular			plural			case	singular			plural
	m	n	f					m	n	f	m	n	f
nominative	calwa	calwe	calwe	calwan			nom.	calu	calu	calu	calwe	calu, -calwe	calwa, -e
accusative	calwan	calwe	calwan				acc.	calone	calu	calwe	calwe	calu, -calwe	calwa, -calwe
genitive	calwan			calora, calwena			gen.	calwes	calwes	calore	calora
dative	calwan			calwum			dat.	calwum	calwum	calore	calwum
							instrumental	calwe

Related terms

• calwa

Descendants

• Middle English: calwe
  • English: callow

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Noun

calu

1. predicative singular of cal