kalv
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Norwegian and Swedish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalv c (singular definite kalven, plural indefinite kalve)
- calf (young cow or bull, also used of some other animals)
- (uncountable) veal
- a small island neighbouring a bigger island
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
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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)
- a calf (young cow or bull)
Derived terms
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)
- a calf (as above)
Derived terms
References
- “kalv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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
- calf (young cow or bull)
Declension
Declension of kalv | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kalv | kalven | kalvar | kalvarna |
Genitive | kalvs | kalvens | kalvars | kalvarnas |
Anagrams
- Danish terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish uncountable nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse
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- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Animals
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- nn:Animals
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
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- sv:Baby animals
- sv:Cattle