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
Declension
declension of kálfur
| m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kálfur | kálfurinn | kálfar | kálfarnir |
| accusative | kálf | kálfinn | kálfa | kálfana |
| dative | kálfi | kálfinum | kálfum | kálfunum |
| genitive | kálfs | kálfsins | kálfa | kálfanna |
Related terms
- kelfa (“to calve”)
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