kálfur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Faroese kálvur, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kálfur m (genitive singular kálfs, nominative plural kálfar)
Declension edit
declension of kálfur
Related terms edit
- kelfa (“to calve”)