See also: kalb

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German kalp, from Old High German kalb, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (womb, animal young). Compare Dutch kalf, English calf, Danish kalv.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kalp/
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Noun edit

Kalb n (strong, genitive Kalbes or Kalbs, plural Kälber, diminutive Kälbchen n or Kälblein n, feminine Kälbin)

  1. calf (young cow)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • Kalb” in Duden online
  • Kalb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Pennsylvania German edit

Etymology edit

Compare German Kalb, Dutch kalf, English calf.

Noun edit

Kalb n (plural Kelwer)

  1. calf
  2. fool