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

Declension of kálfur (masculine)
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
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