Kalb

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German

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /kalp/
Audio (Austria): (file)
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Noun

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

calf (young cow)

Declension

Declension of Kalb [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kalb	die	Kälber
genitive	eines	des	Kalbes, Kalbs	der	Kälber
dative	einem	dem	Kalb, Kalbe¹	den	Kälbern
accusative	ein	das	Kalb	die	Kälber

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Kalb, Dutch kalf, English calf.

Noun

Kalb n (plural Kelwer)

calf
fool

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