kalli

Albanian

Alternative forms

• indefinite plural: kallëza
• kallëz (Tosk, fem. pl.), kall (Arbëreshë)

Etymology

From archaic Arbëreshë kall + -i, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *kalsa, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kolH- (“awn”) (compare English holly, Russian колос (kolos)).

Noun

kalli m (plural kallinj, definite kalliu)

1. ear or spike of grain
2. (botany) spike (type of inflorescence)

Related terms

• kashtë
• kallëm

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Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Noun

kalli

1. Alternative spelling of calli, house

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Estonian

Etymology 1

Clipping of kallistus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlʲli/, [ˈkɑlʲlʲi]

Noun

kalli (genitive kalli, partitive kallit)

1. (informal) hug

Declension

Declension of kalli (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kalli	kallid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kalli
genitive			kallide
partitive		kallit	kallisid
illative		kallisse	kallidesse
inessive		kallis	kallides
elative		kallist	kallidest
allative		kallile	kallidele
adessive		kallil	kallidel
ablative		kallilt	kallidelt
translative		kalliks	kallideks
terminative		kallini	kallideni
essive		kallina	kallidena
abessive		kallita	kallideta
comitative		kalliga	kallidega

Etymology 2

Non-lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlʲlːi/, [ˈkɑlʲlʲːi]

Adjective

kalli

1. genitive singular of kallis

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Icelandic

Verb

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of kalla
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of kalla
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of kalla