kálvur

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Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Icelandic kálfur, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

Pronunciation

Noun

kálvur m (genitive singular kálvs, plural kálvar)

  1. calf
  2. veal

Declension

Declension of kálvur
m6 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kálvur kálvurin kálvar kálvarnir
accusative kálv kálvin kálvar kálvarnar
dative kálvi kálvinum kálvum kálvunum
genitive kálvs kálvsins kálva kálvanna
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