Kalb

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Dutch kalf, English calf, Danish kalv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalp/
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Noun

Kalb n (strong, genitive Kalbes or Kalbs, plural Kälber, diminutive Kälbchen n or Kälblein n, feminine Kälbin)

  1. calf (young cow)

Declension

Declension of Kalb
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kalb die Kälber
genitive eines des Kalbes, Kalbs der Kälber
dative einem dem Kalb, Kalbe1 den Kälbern
accusative ein das Kalb die Kälber

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kalb” in Duden online
  • “Kalb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kalb, Dutch kalf, English calf.

Noun

Kalb n (plural Kelwer)

  1. calf
  2. fool
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