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.

Declension

Declension of kalv

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

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.

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.

Swedish

ko med kalv

Alternative forms

• kalf (obsolete)

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. a calf (young cow or bull)
2. veal

   Synonym: kalvkött

3. (figuratively) a smaller (geographical) feature next to a larger one, often of a cape or a smaller island next to a larger one or the like, especially in names

Declension

Declension of kalv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kalv	kalvs
	definite	kalven	kalvens
plural	indefinite	kalvar	kalvars
	definite	kalvarna	kalvarnas

Derived terms

• bisonkalv
• boxkalv
• dikalv
• dovkalv
• elefantkalv
• gnukalv
• guldkalv
• gödkalv
• hjortkalv
• kalvsylta
• kvigkalv
• mellankalv
• noshörningskalv
• påläggskalv
• renkalv
• rådjurskalv
• spädkalv
• tjurkalv
• årskalv
• älgkalv

 

References

• kalv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• valk