kálfur

Icelandic

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaulvʏr/
    Rhymes: -aulvʏr

Noun

kálfur m (genitive singular kálfs, nominative plural kálfar)

  1. calf

Declension

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