kálfur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Faroese kálvur, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.
Pronunciation
Noun
kálfur m (genitive singular kálfs, nominative plural kálfar)
Declension
| Declension of kálfur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kálfur | kálfurinn | kálfar | kálfarnir |
| accusative | kálf | kálfinn | kálfa | kálfana |
| dative | kálfi | kálfinum | kálfum | kálfunum |
| genitive | kálfs | kálfsins | kálfa | kálfanna |
Related terms
- kelfa (“to calve”)
Categories:
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/aulvʏr
- Icelandic lemmas
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- is:Baby animals
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