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Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kalъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
кал • (kal ) f
mud , dirt
Declension
Declension of кал
singular
indefinite
кал kal
definite
калта́ kaltá
References
“кал ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
“кал ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language ] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka , 2010
Anagrams
Erzya
Кал.
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *kalə , from Proto-Uralic *kala ( “ fish ” ) . Cognates include Finnish kala , Kildin Sami кӯлль ( kūll’ ) , Eastern Mari кол ( kol ) , Hungarian hal , Tundra Nenets халя ( xalya ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
кал • (kal )
fish
1865 , Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann , Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch , page 21 :I ježeli väševeľ kal , maksovoľ tenze jozne? Or if he asks for a fish , will give him a snake?
Declension
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Hyponyms
References
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ .
Pronunciation
Noun
кал • (kal ) m or f (plural калови , diminutive калца , augmentative калиште )
mud
Declension
( Masculine declension )
( Feminine declension )
Declension of кал
singular
indefinite
кал
definite unspecified
калта
definite proximal
калва
definite distal
кална
vocative
кал
Derived terms
Moksha
Кал.
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *kalə , from Proto-Uralic *kala . Cognate with Erzya кал ( kal ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkal/
Rhymes: -al
Hyphenation: кал
Noun
кал • (kal )
fish
Declension
Declension of кал
singular
plural
nominative(...)
кал kal
калхт kalht
genitive(of ...)
калонь kaloń
dative(to ...)
калонди kalońďi
comparative(like ...)
калшка kalška
ablative(than ...)
калда kalda
lative(into ...)
калу kalu
illative(into ...)
калс kals
inessive(in ...)
калса kalsa
elative(out of ...)
калста kalsta
prolative(through ...)
калга kalga
causative(for ...)
калонкса kalonksa
translative(becoming ...)
калкс kalks
abessive(without ...)
калфтома kalftoma
Derived terms
References
V. I. Shchankina (1993 ) “кал ”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary ], Saransk : MKI , →ISBN , page 41
Russian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic калъ ( kalŭ , “ mud, muddy puddle, scum, sewage ” ) , from Proto-Slavic *kalъ ( “ mud, swamp ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
кал • (kal ) m inan (genitive ка́ла , nominative plural ка́лы , genitive plural ка́лов )
dung , excrement , feces , poo
Synonyms: испражне́ния ( ispražnénija ) , наво́з ( navóz ) , помёт ( pomjót ) , стул ( stul ) , экскреме́нты ( ekskreménty ) , фека́лии ( fekálii )
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Abbreviation of кало́рия ( kalórija , “ calorie ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : (phonetic respelling : кало́рия )
Noun
кал • (kal ) f inan (indeclinable )
cal , calorie
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ , from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂los ( “ dark ” ) , whence also Latin cālīgō ( “ darkness, gloom ” ) and Sanskrit काल ( kāla , “ black ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
ка̑л m (Latin spelling kȃl )
mud
Synonyms: блато , муљ , каљуга
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic калъ ( kalŭ ) , from Proto-Slavic *kalъ ( “ dirt ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
кал • (kal ) m inan (genitive ка́лу , uncountable )
excrement , feces , poo , dung
( figuratively , vulgar ) crap , junk , trash , shit
( dated or dialectal ) dirt , mud
Declension
Declension of кал (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a )
Derived terms
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