calu

See also: cāļu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), from Proto-Indo-European *galw- (“naked, bald”). Cognate with Old Frisian kale (“baldness”), Middle Low German kāl, kāle (“bald”), Middle Dutch cāle, cālū (“bald”), Old High German chalo, kalo, kalwēr (“bald”), Latin calvus (“bald”), Old Church Slavonic голъ (golŭ, “nude”), Russian го́лый (gólyj, “nude”), Sanskrit कुल्व (kulva, “bald”), Persian کل‎ (kal), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (kauruua, “bald”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑlu/

Adjective

calu

  1. (of persons) bald
  2. (of plants) bare

Declension
Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative calwa calwe calwe calwan nom. calu calu calu calwe calu, -calwe calwa, -e
accusative calwan calwe calwan acc. calone calu calwe calwe calu, -calwe calwa, -calwe
genitive calwan calora, calwena gen. calwes calwes calore calora
dative calwan calwum dat. calwum calwum calore calwum
instrumental calwe
  • calwa

Descendants
  • Middle English: calwe

Volapük

Noun

calu

  1. predicative singular of cal
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