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Webster 1913 Edition

Kale

Kale

,
Noun.
[Scot.
kale
,
kail
,
cale
, colewort, Gael.
cael
; akin to Ir.
cal
, W.
cawl
, Armor.
kaol
. See
Cole
.]
1.
(Bot.)
A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the species.
[Written also
kail
, and
cale
.]
2.
See
Kail
, 2.
Sea kale
(Bot.)
,
a European cruciferous herb (
Crambe maritima
), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.

Webster 1828 Edition

Kale

KALE

,
Noun.
[L. caulis.] Sea-cale, an esculent plant of the genus Crambe.

Definition 2025

Kale

Kale

See also: kale, Kâle, kalė, and kalë

English

Proper noun

Kale

  1. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Zeus.
  2. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

Greenlandic

Etymology

Archaic spelling of Kali.

Proper noun

Kale

  1. A male given name.

References

  • Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, ISBN 978-87-990324-3-3
  • Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowing from English Charles.

Proper noun

Kale

  1. A male given name.

References

  • Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 181
  • Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kale (which might also stand for Kāle) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 13 women and 22 men.

kale

kale

See also: Kale, Kâle, kalė, and kalë

English

Curly kale, one of the many varieties of kale

Noun

kale ‎(usually uncountable, plural kales)

  1. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
  2. Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
  3. (slang) money
    • 1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Efficiency Expert, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2012:
      I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.

Synonyms

Translations

Anagrams

Basque

Noun

kale

  1. street

Declension

"kale"
(inanimate noun) declension
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kale kalea kaleak
ergative kalek kaleak kaleek
dative kaleri kaleari kaleei
genitive kaleren kalearen kaleen
comitative kalerekin kalearekin kaleekin
causative kalerentzat kalearentzat kaleentzat
benefactive kalerengatik kalearengatik kaleengatik
instrumental kalez kaleaz kaleez
inessive kaletan kalean kaleetan
locative kaletako kaleko kaleetako
allative kaletara kalera kaleetara
terminative kaletaraino kaleraino kaleetaraino
directive kaletarantz kalerantz kaleetarantz
destinative kaletarako kalerako kaleetarako
ablative kaletatik kaletik kaleetatik
partitive kalerik
-
-
prolative kaletzat
-
-

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

kale

  1. Inflected form of kaal

Anagrams

Finnish

(index ka)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑleˣ/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧le
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

kale

  1. (botany) glume

Declension

Inflection of kale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative kale kaleet
genitive kaleen kaleiden
kaleitten
partitive kaletta kaleita
illative kaleeseen kaleisiin
kaleihin
singular plural
nominative kale kaleet
accusative nom. kale kaleet
gen. kaleen
genitive kaleen kaleiden
kaleitten
partitive kaletta kaleita
inessive kaleessa kaleissa
elative kaleesta kaleista
illative kaleeseen kaleisiin
kaleihin
adessive kaleella kaleilla
ablative kaleelta kaleilta
allative kaleelle kaleille
essive kaleena kaleina
translative kaleeksi kaleiksi
instructive — kalein
abessive kaleetta kaleitta
comitative — kaleineen

See also

Anagrams

Ladino

Verb

kale

  1. (defective) should or ought to

Romani

Adjective

kale

  1. plural of kalo

Swahili

Noun

kale (n class, plural kale)

  1. antiquity, the past

Adjective

-a kale ‎(invariable)

  1. ancient, old

Antonyms

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَلْعَة ‎(qalʿa, “fort, fortress”).

Noun

kale ‎(definite accusative kaleyi, plural kaleler)

  1. fort, castle
  2. (chess) rook

Declension

declension of kale
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kale kaleler
definite accusative (belirtme) kaleyi kaleleri
dative (yönelme) kaleye kalelere
locative (bulunma) kalede kalelerde
ablative (ayrılma) kaleden kalelerden
genitive (tamlayan) kalenin kalelerin
possessive forms of kale
benim (my) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kalem kalelerim
definite accusative (belirtme) kalemi kalelerimi
dative (yönelme) kaleme kalelerime
locative (bulunma) kalemde kalelerimde
ablative (çıkma) kalemden kalelerimden
genitive (tamlayan) kalemin kalelerimin
senin (your) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kalen kalelerin
definite accusative (belirtme) kaleni kalelerini
dative (yönelme) kalene kalelerine
locative (bulunma) kalende kalelerinde
ablative (çıkma) kalenden kalelerinden
genitive (tamlayan) kalenin kalelerinin
onun (her/his/its) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kalesi kaleleri
definite accusative (belirtme) kalesini kalelerini
dative (yönelme) kalesine kalelerine
locative (bulunma) kalesinde kalelerinde
ablative (çıkma) kalesinden kalelerinden
genitive (tamlayan) kalesinin kalelerinin
bizim (our) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kalemiz kalelerimiz
definite accusative (belirtme) kalemizi kalelerimizi
dative (yönelme) kalemize kalelerimize
locative (bulunma) kalemizde kalelerimizde
ablative (çıkma) kalemizden kalelerimizden
genitive (tamlayan) kalemizin kalelerimizin
sizin (your) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kaleniz kaleleriniz
definite accusative (belirtme) kalenizi kalelerinizi
dative (yönelme) kalenize kalelerinize
locative (bulunma) kalenizde kalelerinizde
ablative (çıkma) kalenizden kalelerinizden
genitive (tamlayan) kalenizin kalelerinizin
onların (their) singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kaleleri kaleleri
definite accusative (belirtme) kalelerini kalelerini
dative (yönelme) kalelerine kalelerine
locative (bulunma) kalelerinde kalelerinde
ablative (çıkma) kalelerinden kalelerinden
genitive (tamlayan) kalelerinin kalelerinin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καλή ‎(Kalḗ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkeɪli/

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