kalva

See also: kálva

Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian calvo and Latin calvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalva/

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• Rhymes: -alva
• Hyphenation: kal‧va

Adjective

kalva (accusative singular kalvan, plural kalvaj, accusative plural kalvajn)

1. bald

   Synonym: senhara

Finnish

Verb

kalva

1. inflection of kalvaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kalva, Italian calvo, Spanish calvo, from Latin calvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalva/

Adjective

kalva

1. bald

Derived terms

• kalveskar (“to go bald”)

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the same root as kálnas (“mountain”). Cognate with Latvian kalna. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (kalvà, nominative and instrumental) IPA^(key): [kɐlˈʋɐ]
• (kal̃va, vocative) IPA^(key): [ˈkɐlʋɐ]

Noun

kalvà f (plural kal̃vos) stress pattern 4

1. (geography) hill

Declension

Declension of kalvà

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	kalvà	kal̃vos
genitive (kilmininkas)	kalvõs	kalvų̃
dative (naudininkas)	kal̃vai	kalvóms
accusative (galininkas)	kal̃vą	kalvàs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	kalvà	kalvomi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas)	kalvojè	kalvosè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	kal̃va	kal̃vos

Noun

kal̃va f

1. vocative singular of kalva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From kalv (“calf”), compare Faroese kálva. Doublet of kjelva.

Verb

kalva (present tense kalvar, past tense kalva, past participle kalva, passive infinitive kalvast, present participle kalvande, imperative kalva/kalv)

1. (about a cow) to give birth, to calve

   Synonyms: bera, kjelva

2. (about an iceberg or glacier) to calve

References

• “kalva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “kalva” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Swedish

Etymology

kalv (“calf”) +‎ -a

Verb

kalva (present kalvar, preterite kalvade, supine kalvat, imperative kalva)

1. (about a cow) to give birth
2. (about an iceberg or glacier) to calve
3. (colloquial) vomit

Conjugation

Conjugation of kalva (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kalva		—
supine	kalvat		—
imperative	kalva		—
imper. plural1	kalven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kalvar	kalvade	—	—
ind. plural1	kalva	kalvade	—	—
subjunctive2	kalve	kalvade	—	—
present participle		kalvande
past participle		kalvad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kalv
• kalvning

References

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

Anagrams

• valka