Danish

Noun

kalv c (singular definite kalven, plural indefinite kalve)

1. calf (young cow or bull, also used of some other animals)
2. (uncountable) veal
3. a small island neighbouring a bigger island

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

kalv

Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr ‎(“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‎(“womb, animal young”). Compare Danish and Swedish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

Noun

kalv m ‎(definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalver, definite plural kalvene)

1. a calf (young cow or bull)

Derived terms

• kalvekjøtt
• reinkalv

References

• “kalv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr ‎(“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‎(“womb, animal young”). Compare Swedish and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

Noun

kalv m ‎(definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalvar, definite plural kalvane)

1. a calf (as above)

Derived terms

• kalvekjøt, kalvekjøtt
• reinkalv

References

• “kalv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kalver, from Old Norse kalfr ‎(“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- ‎(“womb, animal young”). Compare Norwegian and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

Noun

kalv c

1. calf (young cow or bull)

Declension