kalva

Etymology

From Italian calvo and Latin calvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalva/

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• Hyphenation: kal‧va

Adjective

kalva (accusative singular kalvan, plural kalvaj, accusative plural kalvajn)

1. bald

   Synonym: senhara

Verb

kalva

1. inflection of kalvaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto kalva, Italian calvo, Spanish calvo, from Latin calvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalva/

Adjective

kalva

1. bald

Etymology

From the same root as kálnas (“mountain”). Cognate with Latvian kalna. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (kalvà, nominative and instrumental) IPA^(key): [kɐlˈʋɐ]
• (kal̃va, vocative) IPA^(key): [ˈkɐlʋɐ]

Noun

kalvà f (plural kal̃vos) stress pattern 4

1. (geography) hill

Noun

kal̃va f

1. vocative singular of kalva

Etymology

From kalv (“calf”), compare Faroese kálva. Doublet of kjelva.

Verb

kalva (present tense kalvar, past tense kalva, past participle kalva, passive infinitive kalvast, present participle kalvande, imperative kalva/kalv)

1. (about a cow) to give birth, to calve

   Synonyms: bera, kjelva

2. (about an iceberg or glacier) to calve

References

• “kalva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “kalva” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Etymology

kalv (“calf”) +‎ -a

Verb

kalva (present kalvar, preterite kalvade, supine kalvat, imperative kalva)

1. (about a cow) to give birth
2. (about an iceberg or glacier) to calve
3. (colloquial) vomit

References

• kalva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• valka