kálva

See also: kalva

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔlva/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlva
  • Homophone: kálvað

Etymology 1

From Old Norse *kalfa, from Proto-Germanic *kalbōną.

Verb

kálva (third person singular past indicative kálvaði, third person plural past indicative kálvaðu, supine kálvað)

  1. to calve
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine kálvað
present past
first singular kálvi kálvaði
second singular kálvar kálvaði
third singular kálvar kálvaði
plural kálva kálvaðu
participle (a6)1 kálvandi kálvaður
imperative
singular kálva!
plural kálvið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms
  • kálvabásur
  • kálvabebbur
  • kálvabeiti
  • kálvabit
  • kálvabussur
  • kálvafrikassé
  • kálvahali
  • kálvahjarta
  • kálvakjøt
  • kálvakníggjaður
  • kálvaknæ
  • kálvakær
  • kálvamjáur
  • kálvamóðir
  • kálvamua
  • kálvaoyru

Etymology 2

Noun

kálva

  1. accusative/dative/genitive singular of kálvi
  2. indefinite genitive plural of kálvi