kalv

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (calf), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, and English calf.

Pronunciation

Noun

kalv c (singular definite kalven, plural indefinite kalve)

  1. calf (a young cow or bull, also used of some other large animals, e.g., the offspring of a deer, whale, elephant, or rhinoceros)
  2. (uncountable) veal (calf meat)
  3. A small island neighbouring a bigger island.

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

kalv

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)

  1. calf (a young cow or bull)
  2. A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
  3. An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.

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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)

  1. calf (a young cow or bull)
  2. A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
  3. An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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

  1. a calf (young cow or bull)
  2. veal
    Synonym: kalvkött
  3. (figuratively) a smaller (geographical) feature next to a larger one, often of a cape or a smaller island next to a larger one or the like, especially in names

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