kalli

Albanian

Alternative forms

indefinite plural: kallëza
kallëz (Tosk, fem. pl.), kall (Arbëreshë)

Etymology

From archaic Arbëreshë kall + -i, from Proto-Albanian *kalsa, from Proto-Indo-European *kolH- 'awn' (compare English holly, Russian колос (kolos)).^[1]

Noun

kalli m (indefinite plural kallinj, definite singular kalliu)

ear or spike of grain
(botany) spike (type of inflorescence)

Related terms

References

↑ Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.210

Estonian

Etymology 1

Clipping of kallistus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlʲːi/

Noun

kalli (genitive kalli, partitive kallit)

(informal) hug

Declension

Inflection of kalli (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	kalli	kallid
accusative	kalli	kallid
genitive	kalli	kallide
partitive	kallit	kallisid
illative	kalli kallisse	kallidesse
inessive	kallis	kallides
elative	kallist	kallidest
allative	kallile	kallidele
adessive	kallil	kallidel
ablative	kallilt	kallidelt
translative	kalliks	kallideks
terminative	kallini	kallideni
essive	kallina	kallidena
abessive	kallita	kallideta
comitative	kalliga	kallidega

Etymology 2

Non-lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlʲːːi/

Adjective

kalli

Genitive singular form of kallis.

Icelandic

Verb

kalli

first-person singular active present subjunctive of kalla
third-person singular active present subjunctive of kalla
third-person plural active present subjunctive of kalla

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