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Leaves and inflorescence of Zantedeschia aethiopica.
kallas
See also: källa
Albanian
Etymology
From *kallë, derivative of kall.
Noun
kalla pl
- slander, calumny
Related terms
Cypriot Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| k-l-y |
| 4 terms |
Etymology
Verb
kalla II (present pikalli) (transitive)
- to fry
References
- Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 394
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
kalla (genitive , partitive )
- Zantedeschia, calla lily, arum lily (any plant of the genus Zantedeschia)
Etymology 2
Noun
kalla
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
kalla (third person singular past indicative kallaði, third person plural past indicative kallaðu, supine kallað)
- to call
Conjugation
| Conjugation of kalla (group v-30) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kalla | |
| supine | kallað | |
| participle (a6)1 | kallandi | kallaður |
| present | past | |
| first singular | kalli | kallaði |
| second singular | kallar | kallaði |
| third singular | kallar | kallaði |
| plural | kalla | kallaðu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | kalla! | |
| plural | kallið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Finnish
Etymology
From translingual Calla.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalla
- Zantedeschia, calla lily, arum lily (plant of the genus Zantedeschia)
- calla lily, arum lily, hardy arum, Zantedeschia aethiopica
Usage notes
The plants of the related genus Calla are called suovehka in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of kalla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalla | kallat | ||
| genitive | kallan | kallojen | ||
| partitive | kallaa | kalloja | ||
| illative | kallaan | kalloihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | kalla | kallat | ||
| accusative | nom. | kalla | kallat | |
| gen. | kallan | |||
| genitive | kallan | kallojen kallainrare | ||
| partitive | kallaa | kalloja | ||
| inessive | kallassa | kalloissa | ||
| elative | kallasta | kalloista | ||
| illative | kallaan | kalloihin | ||
| adessive | kallalla | kalloilla | ||
| ablative | kallalta | kalloilta | ||
| allative | kallalle | kalloille | ||
| essive | kallana | kalloina | ||
| translative | kallaksi | kalloiksi | ||
| abessive | kallatta | kalloitta | ||
| instructive | — | kalloin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
- (Zantedeschia): huonevehka
- (Zantedeschia aethiopica): valkohuonevehka
Further reading
- “kalla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.
Pronunciation
Verb
kalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kallaði, supine kallað)
- to call, name, refer to
- Hann er kallaður Vífill.
- He's called Vífill.
- to call, to shout
- 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
- Krummi krunkar úti,
kallar á nafna sinn:
„Ég fann höfuð af hrúti
hrygg og gæruskinn.“
Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér,
krummi nafni minn.- “Krummi croaks outside,
calling his namesake:
‘I found the head of a ram,
backbone and sheepskin.’
Come now and peck with me,
Krummi, my namesake.”
- “Krummi croaks outside,
- 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
Conjugation
kalla — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að kalla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
kallað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
kallandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég kalla | við köllum | present (nútíð) |
ég kalli | við köllum |
| þú kallar | þið kallið | þú kallir | þið kallið | ||
| hann, hún, það kallar | þeir, þær, þau kalla | hann, hún, það kalli | þeir, þær, þau kalli | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég kallaði | við kölluðum | past (þátíð) |
ég kallaði | við kölluðum |
| þú kallaðir | þið kölluðuð | þú kallaðir | þið kölluðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það kallaði | þeir, þær, þau kölluðu | hann, hún, það kallaði | þeir, þær, þau kölluðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
kalla (þú) | kallið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| kallaðu | kalliði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að kallast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
kallast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
kallandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég kallast | við köllumst | present (nútíð) |
ég kallist | við köllumst |
| þú kallast | þið kallist | þú kallist | þið kallist | ||
| hann, hún, það kallast | þeir, þær, þau kallast | hann, hún, það kallist | þeir, þær, þau kallist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég kallaðist | við kölluðumst | past (þátíð) |
ég kallaðist | við kölluðumst |
| þú kallaðist | þið kölluðust | þú kallaðist | þið kölluðust | ||
| hann, hún, það kallaðist | þeir, þær, þau kölluðust | hann, hún, það kallaðist | þeir, þær, þau kölluðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
kallast (þú) | kallist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| kallastu | kallisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
kallaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
kallaður | kölluð | kallað | kallaðir | kallaðar | kölluð | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
kallaðan | kallaða | kallað | kallaða | kallaðar | kölluð | |
| dative (þágufall) |
kölluðum | kallaðri | kölluðu | kölluðum | kölluðum | kölluðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
kallaðs | kallaðrar | kallaðs | kallaðra | kallaðra | kallaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
kallaði | kallaða | kallaða | kölluðu | kölluðu | kölluðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
kallaða | kölluðu | kallaða | kölluðu | kölluðu | kölluðu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
kallaða | kölluðu | kallaða | kölluðu | kölluðu | kölluðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
kallaða | kölluðu | kallaða | kölluðu | kölluðu | kölluðu | |
Ingrian
Etymology
Related to kallas (“slope”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlːɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑlːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑlː, -ɑlːɑ
- Hyphenation: kal‧la
Adjective
kalla (comparative kallamp)
Declension
| Declension of kalla (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kalla | kallat |
| genitive | kallan | kalloin |
| partitive | kallaa | kalloja |
| illative | kallaa | kalloi |
| inessive | kallaas | kallois |
| elative | kallast | kalloist |
| allative | kallalle | kalloille |
| adessive | kallaal | kalloil |
| ablative | kallalt | kalloilt |
| translative | kallaks | kalloiks |
| essive | kallanna, kallaan | kalloinna, kalloin |
| exessive1) | kallant | kalloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 128
Latvian
Noun
kalla f (4th declension)
Declension
Declension of kalla (4th declension)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną. Akin to English call.
Alternative forms
- kalle (e- and split infinitives)
Pronunciation
Verb
kalla (present tense kallar, past tense kalla, past participle kalla, passive infinitive kallast, present participle kallande, imperative kalla/kall)
- to call (to name or refer to)
- Kva kallar ein denne greia?
- What is this thing called?
- call (to cry or shout)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Noun
kalla n
References
- “kalla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.
Verb
kalla (singular past indicative kallaði, plural past indicative kǫlluðu, past participle kallaðr)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kalla — active (weak class 2)
| infinitive | kalla | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | kallandi | |
| past participle | kallaðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | kalla | kallaða |
| 2nd-person singular | kallar | kallaðir |
| 3rd-person singular | kallar | kallaði |
| 1st-person plural | kǫllum | kǫlluðum |
| 2nd-person plural | kallið | kǫlluðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | kalla | kǫlluðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | kalla | kallaða |
| 2nd-person singular | kallir | kallaðir |
| 3rd-person singular | kalli | kallaði |
| 1st-person plural | kallim | kallaðim |
| 2nd-person plural | kallið | kallaðið |
| 3rd-person plural | kalli | kallaði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | kalla | |
| 1st-person plural | kǫllum | |
| 2nd-person plural | kallið | |
Conjugation of kalla — mediopassive (weak class 2)
| infinitive | kallask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | kallandisk | |
| past participle | kallazk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | kǫllumk | kǫlluðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | kallask | kallaðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | kallask | kallaðisk |
| 1st-person plural | kǫllumsk | kǫlluðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | kallizk | kǫlluðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | kallask | kǫlluðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | kǫllumk | kǫlluðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | kallisk | kallaðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | kallisk | kallaðisk |
| 1st-person plural | kallimsk | kallaðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | kallizk | kallaðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | kallisk | kallaðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | kallask | |
| 1st-person plural | kǫllumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | kallizk | |
Descendants
- Danish: kalde
- Faroese: kalla
- Icelandic: kalla
- Norwegian Bokmål: kalle
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kalla, kalle
- Swedish: kalla
References
- “kalla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.
Verb
kalla
Conjugation
Conjugation of kalla (weak)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kalla | — | |||
| participle | kallandi, -e | kallaþer | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | kallar | kalli, -e | — | kallaþi, -e | kallaþi, -e |
| þū | kallar | kalli, -e | kalla | kallaþi, -e | kallaþi, -e |
| han | kallar | kalli, -e | — | kallaþi, -e | kallaþi, -e |
| vīr | kallum, -om | kallum, -om | kallum, -om | kallaþum, -om | kallaþum, -om |
| īr | kallin | kallin | kallin | kallaþin | kallaþin |
| þēr | kalla | kallin | — | kallaþu, -o | kallaþin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | kallas | kallis, -es | — | kallaþis, -es | kallaþis, -es |
| þū | kallas | kallis, -es | — | kallaþis, -es | kallaþis, -es |
| han | kallas | kallis, -es | — | kallaþis, -es | kallaþis, -es |
| vīr | kallums, -oms | kallums, -oms | — | kallaþums, -oms | kallaþums, -oms |
| īr | kallins | kallins | — | kallaþins | kallaþins |
| þēr | kallas | kallins | — | kallaþus, -os | kallaþins |
Descendants
- Swedish: kalla
References
- kalla in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish kalla, from Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.
Verb
kalla (present kallar, preterite kallade, supine kallat, imperative kalla)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kalla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kalla | kallas | ||
| Supine | kallat | kallats | ||
| Imperative | kalla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kallen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kallar | kallade | kallas | kallades |
| Ind. plural1 | kalla | kallade | kallas | kallades |
| Subjunctive2 | kalle | kallade | kalles | kallades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kallande | |||
| Past participle | kallad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Etymology 2
Adjective
kalla
Further reading
- kalla in Svensk ordbok.