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kalf

kalf

Dutch

Noun

kalf n ‎(plural kalveren, diminutive kalfje n)

  1. calf (young cow or bull)

Verb

kalf

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kalven
  2. imperative of kalven

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‎(“womb, animal young”).

Noun

kalf n

  1. calf

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‎(“womb, animal young”). Compare Old English cealf, Old Dutch kalf, Old High German kalb, Old Norse kalfr.

Noun

kalf n

  1. calf (young bovine)

Declension

Descendants

  • Low German: Kalv, Kalf

Etymology

From Old Dutch kalf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‎(“womb, animal young”). Compare West Frisian keal, Low German Kalv, German Kalb, English calf, Danish kalv.

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