Kalb

See also: kalb

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (womb, animal young). Compare Dutch kalf, English calf, Danish kalv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalp/
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Noun

Kalb n (genitive Kalbs or Kalbes, plural Kälber, diminutive Kälbchen n or Kälblein n, feminine Kälbin)

  1. calf (young cow)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Kalb in Duden online

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kalb, Dutch kalf, English calf.

Noun

Kalb n (plural Kelwer)

  1. calf
  2. fool
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