kalle

See also: Kalle

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Middle High German kallen, from Old High German kallōn, northern variant of challōn, from Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną. Compare Limburgish kalle, Dutch kallen, English call, Old Norse kalla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalə/
• (Kirchröadsj) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.lə/

Verb

kalle (third-person singular present kallt or kalt, past tense kallte or kallet, past participle jekallt or jekald)

1. (chiefly Ripuarian, including Kirchröadsj) to speak; to talk; to chat

   Mer kalle, wie us de Schnüss jewahßen es.

   We speak the way our mouths have grown (i.e. in our native dialect).

2. (Kirchröadsj, obsolete) to call
3. (Kirchröadsj, obsolete) to give a name to

Usage notes

• The forms kallt, jekallt are Ripuarian; kalt, jekald are exclusively Kirchröadsj.
• The present participle forms are restricted to Kirchröadsj.

Synonyms

• moele (Kirchröadsj)
• sprääche (now often preferred under standard German influence)

Derived terms

• (Kirchröadsj) aafkalle
• bekalle
• (Kirchröadsj) droeskalle
• mitkalle
• (Kirchröadsj) oeskalle
• umkalle
• verkalle
• (Kirchröadsj) vuurkalle

 

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlə/

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• Hyphenation: kal‧le
• Rhymes: -ɑlə

Etymology 1

From Yiddish כּלה (kale, “bride”), from Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá, “bride”). A relation with the verb kallen (“to chatter”, compare etymology 2 hereunder), claimed in some popular-scientific resources, exists at most through secondary association. Compare German Kalle.

Noun

kalle f (plural kalles or kallen, diminutive kalletje n)

1. (Bargoens, dated slang) girl; lover; whore

Etymology 2

Verb

kalle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kallen

Elfdalian

Noun

kalle

1. indefinite dative singular of kall

Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch callen, from Old Dutch *kallon, from Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ.lə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lə/
• Homophone: Kalle
• Hyphenation: kal‧le
• Rhymes: -ɑlə, -alə

Verb

kalle

1. (widespread variant) to talk, to speak, to chat
2. (widespread variant, obsolete) to call
3. (widespread variant, obsolete) to give a name to

Conjugation

Montfortian conjugation of kalle (first conjugation)

non-finite forms	infinitive	gerund	present participle	past participle	adjective	adverb
	(tö) kalle	't kalle n	kallendj	höbbe gekal	gekaldje, gekaldjer, gekaldjes	gekaldj, gekaldjelik
number & tense	verb-second order			verb-first order
	present	past	subjunctive	present	past	subjunctive
first person singular	kal	kaldje	kalle	kal	kaldje-n	kalle-n
second person singular	kals	kaldjes	kalle	kals	kaldjes	kaller
third person singular	kaltj	kaldje	kalle	kaltj'r	kaldje	kaller
first person plural	kalle	kaldje	kalle	kaltj	kaldje	kalle
second person plural	kaltj	kaldje	kalle	kaltj	kaldje	kalletj
third person plural	kalle	kaldje	kalle	kalle	kaldje	kaller
other forms	noun	imperative singular impolite	imperative singular polite	imperative dual	imperative plural	inclusive
	't gekal n	kal!	kaltj!	kaltj, kalletj!	kaltj!	kallem

Related terms

• Kalle (“conversation”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kalla.

Verb

kalle (imperative kall, present tense kaller, passive kalles, simple past kalte, past participle kalt, present participle kallende)

1. to call, name (give a name to)
2. to call, shout
3. to call somebody / something (e.g. a dog)

Derived terms

• kallesignal
• oppkalle
• påkalle
• sammenkalle
• såkalt
• tilbakekalle
• tilkalle

 

References

• “kalle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kalle (present tense kallar, past tense kalla, past participle kalla, passive infinitive kallast, present participle kallande, imperative kalle/kall)

1. Alternative form of kalla

Swedish

Adjective

kalle

1. definite natural masculine singular of kall

West Flemish

Etymology

Probably from Yiddish כּלה (kale, “bride”), from Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá, “bride”), whence at any rate German Kalle and Dutch kalle, both “girl, lover, whore”.

Noun

kalle f

1. despicable or disagreeable person, typically a woman
2. stupid person

Synonyms

• zurkeltrutte
• gesgjitte
• seute