kaliber

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Dutch

Etymology

From French calibre (bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight). Origin uncertain, perhaps, from Latin qua libra (of what dimensions, weight).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧ber

Noun

kaliber n (plural kalibers, diminutive kalibertje n)

  1. calibre

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kaliber

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch kaliber, from French calibre (bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight). Semantic loan from English calibre for "capacity or compass of mind" sense.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧bêr

Noun

kaliber

  1. calibre, caliber
    1. Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
    2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
    3. (figurative, colloquial) capacity or compass of mind.

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

Noun

kaliber n (definite singular kaliberet, indefinite plural kaliber or kalibre, definite plural kalibra or kalibrene)

  1. calibre, or caliber (US)

Usage notes

References

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

Noun

kaliber n (definite singular kaliberet, indefinite plural kaliber, definite plural kalibera)

  1. calibre, or caliber (US)

Usage notes

  • Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine.[1] The masculine forms kaliberen, kalibrar, and kalibrane were then made obsolete.

References

  1. ^ Language Council of Norway, Spelling decisions since 2012 (in Norwegian, retrieved 12.21.20)

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ (/⁠*qālobīḏ⁠/, last), from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion, last), diminutive of καλόπους (kalópous, last), compound of κᾶλον (kâlon, wood) and πούς (poús, foot).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈli.bɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibɛr
  • Syllabification: ka‧li‧ber

Noun

kaliber m inan

  1. calibre

Declension

Further reading

  • kaliber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kaliber in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

kaliber c

  1. calibre