kalf

Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑlf/
kalf (file)
Hyphenation: kalf
Rhymes: -ɑlf

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch calf, from Old Dutch kalf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun

kalf n (plural kalveren, diminutive kalfje n)

calf (young cow or bull; young bovine)
calf (young elefant; young deer; young of certain marine mammals)

Derived terms

kalverdans
kalverliefde
mestkalf
olifantenkalf
runderkalf

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Verb

kalf

first-person singular present indicative of kalven
imperative of kalven

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

calf

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun

kalf n

calf

Descendants

Dutch: kalf

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun

kalf n

calf (young bovine)

Declension

Declension of kalf (z-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	kalf	kalviru
accusative	kalf	kalviru
genitive	kalves	kalvirō
dative	kalve	kalvirum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

Low German: Kalv, Kalf

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