# kalv
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish kalv, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, and English calf.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kalˀv/, [ˈkʰalˀʋ], [ˈkʰalˀ]

### Noun

kalv c (singular definite kalven, plural indefinite kalve)
* calf (a young cow or bull, also used of some other large animals, e.g., the offspring of a deer, whale, elephant, or rhinoceros)
* (uncountable) veal (calf meat)
* A small island neighbouring a bigger island.

#### Declension
### References

* “kalv” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Danish and Swedish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

### Noun

kalv m (definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalver, definite plural kalvene)
* calf (a young cow or bull)
* A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
* An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.

#### Derived terms

* drikke som en kalv
* elgkalv
* fjorårskalv
* gjøkalv
* gullkalv
* hjortekalv
* hvalkalv
* kalvefilet
* kalvekjøtt
* kalveskinn
* kalvesteik
* kalvestek
* kastekalv
* kvalkalv
* oksekalv
* påleggskalv
* reinkalv
* rådyrkalv
* råkalv
* sette på en kalv
* sjiraffkalv
* slakte en kalv
* spedkalv
* vannkalv

### References

* “kalv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Swedish and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

### Noun

kalv m (definite singular kalven, indefinite plural kalvar, definite plural kalvane)
* calf (a young cow or bull)
* A small island, glacier or lake beside a larger one.
* An entrance to a salmon trap or the like.

#### Derived terms

* alekalv
* bredekalv
* brekalv
* drikke som ein kalv
* elgkalv
* fjorårskalv
* frumsekalv
* frumskalv
* gjødslekalv
* gjøkalv
* gullkalv
* hjortekalv
* kalvefilet
* kalvekjøt
* kalvekjøtt
* kalveskinn
* kalvesteik
* kastekalv
* kjøpe ein kalv
* kukalv
* kvalkalv
* kvigekalv
* oksekalv
* påleggskalv
* reinkalv
* rådyrkalv
* råkalv
* sjiraffkalv
* spedkalv
* vasskalv

### References

* “kalv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* kalf (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Old Swedish kalver, from Old Norse kalfr (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷolbʰo- (“womb, animal young”). Compare Norwegian and Danish kalv, Icelandic kálfur, Dutch kalf, German Kalb, English calf.

### Noun

kalv c
* a calf (young cow or bull)
* veal
    Synonym: kalvkött
* (figuratively) a smaller (geographical) feature next to a larger one, often of a cape or a smaller island next to a larger one or the like, especially in names

#### Derived terms

* bisonkalv
* boxkalv
* dikalv
* dovkalv
* elefantkalv
* gnukalv
* guldkalv
* gödkalv
* hjortkalv
* kalvsylta
* kvigkalv
* mellankalv
* noshörningskalv
* påläggskalv
* renkalv
* rådjurskalv
* spädkalv
* tjurkalv
* årskalv
* älgkalv

### References

* kalv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kalv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kalv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* valk