# kalla
## Albanian
### Etymology

From *kallë, derivative of kall.

### Noun

kalla pl
* slander, calumny

#### Related terms

* kall
* kallëzoj

## Cypriot Arabic
### Etymology

From Arabic قَلَّى (qallā).

### Verb

kalla II (present pikalli) (transitive)
* to fry

### References

* Borg, Alexander (2004) A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 394

## Estonian
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

kalla (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
* Zantedeschia, calla lily, arum lily (any plant of the genus Zantedeschia)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kalla
* illative singular of kala

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Verb

kalla (third person singular past indicative kallaði, third person plural past indicative kallaðu, supine kallað)
* to call

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From taxonomic name Calla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑlːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlːɑ
* Hyphenation: kal‧la

### Noun

kalla
* Zantedeschia, calla lily, arum lily (plant of the genus Zantedeschia)
* calla lily, arum lily, hardy arum, Zantedeschia aethiopica

#### Usage notes

The plants of the related genus Calla are called suovehka in Finnish.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kalla (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kallani
kallani
accusative
nom.
kallani
kallani
gen.
kallani
genitive
kallani
kallojeni kallaini $^{rare}$
partitive
kallaani
kallojani
inessive
kallassani
kalloissani
elative
kallastani
kalloistani
illative
kallaani
kalloihini
adessive
kallallani
kalloillani
ablative
kallaltani
kalloiltani
allative
kallalleni
kalloilleni
essive
kallanani
kalloinani
translative
kallakseni
kalloikseni
abessive
kallattani
kalloittani
instructive
comitative
—kalloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kallasi
kallasi
accusative
nom.
kallasi
kallasi
gen.
kallasi
genitive
kallasi
kallojesi kallaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
kallaasi
kallojasi
inessive
kallassasi
kalloissasi
elative
kallastasi
kalloistasi
illative
kallaasi
kalloihisi
adessive
kallallasi
kalloillasi
ablative
kallaltasi
kalloiltasi
allative
kallallesi
kalloillesi
essive
kallanasi
kalloinasi
translative
kallaksesi
kalloiksesi
abessive
kallattasi
kalloittasi
instructive
comitative
—kalloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kallamme
kallamme
accusative
nom.
kallamme
kallamme
gen.
kallamme
genitive
kallamme
kallojemme kallaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
kallaamme
kallojamme
inessive
kallassamme
kalloissamme
elative
kallastamme
kalloistamme
illative
kallaamme
kalloihimme
adessive
kallallamme
kalloillamme
ablative
kallaltamme
kalloiltamme
allative
kallallemme
kalloillemme
essive
kallanamme
kalloinamme
translative
kallaksemme
kalloiksemme
abessive
kallattamme
kalloittamme
instructive
comitative
—kalloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kallanne
kallanne
accusative
nom.
kallanne
kallanne
gen.
kallanne
genitive
kallanne
kallojenne kallainne $^{rare}$
partitive
kallaanne
kallojanne
inessive
kallassanne
kalloissanne
elative
kallastanne
kalloistanne
illative
kallaanne
kalloihinne
adessive
kallallanne
kalloillanne
ablative
kallaltanne
kalloiltanne
allative
kallallenne
kalloillenne
essive
kallananne
kalloinanne
translative
kallaksenne
kalloiksenne
abessive
kallattanne
kalloittanne
instructive
comitative
—kalloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kallansa
kallansa
accusative
nom.
kallansa
kallansa
gen.
kallansa
genitive
kallansa
kallojensa kallainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
kallaansa
kallojaan kallojansa
inessive
kallassaan kallassansa
kalloissaan kalloissansa
elative
kallastaan kallastansa
kalloistaan kalloistansa
illative
kallaansa
kalloihinsa
adessive
kallallaan kallallansa
kalloillaan kalloillansa
ablative
kallaltaan kallaltansa
kalloiltaan kalloiltansa
allative
kallalleen kallallensa
kalloilleen kalloillensa
essive
kallanaan kallanansa
kalloinaan kalloinansa
translative
kallakseen kallaksensa
kalloikseen kalloiksensa
abessive
kallattaan kallattansa
kalloittaan kalloittansa
instructive
comitative
—kalloineen kalloinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (Zantedeschia): huonevehka
* (Zantedeschia aethiopica): valkohuonevehka

### Further reading

* “kalla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰatla/
* Rhymes: -atla

### Verb

kalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative kallaði, supine kallað)
* to call, name, refer to
    Hann er kallaður Vífill.He's called Vífill.
* to call, to shout
** 1928, Krummavísa (“Raven Song”, on Icelandic Wikisource) by Jón Ásgeirsson
    Krummi krunkar úti, kallar á nafna sinn: „Ég fann höfuð af hrúti hrygg og gæruskinn.“ Komdu nú og kroppaðu með mér, krummi nafni minn.“Krummi croaks outside, calling his namesake: ‘I found the head of a ram, backbone and sheepskin.’ Come now and peck with me, Krummi, my namesake.”

#### Derived terms

* kallari (“crier”)

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Related to kallas (“slope”).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkɑlːɑ/, [ˈkɑɫː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkɑlːɑ/, [ˈkɑɫːɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑlː, -ɑlːɑ
* Hyphenation: kal‧la

### Adjective

kalla (comparative kallamp)
* sloping

#### Declension
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 128

## Latvian
### Noun

kalla f (4th declension)
* calla

#### Declension
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną. Akin to English call.

#### Alternative forms

* kalle (e- and split infinitives)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²kɑlːɑ/

#### Verb

kalla (present tense kallar, past tense kalla, past participle kalla, passive infinitive kallast, present participle kallande, imperative kalla/kall)
* to call (to name or refer to)
    Kva kallar ein denne greia?What is this thing called?
* call (to cry or shout)

##### Related terms

* kall

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Alternative forms

* kalli (superseded)

#### Noun

kalla n
* definite plural of kall

### References

* “kalla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

### Verb

kalla (singular past indicative kallaði, plural past indicative kǫlluðu, past participle kallaðr)
* to call, name, refer to (as)
* to call, shout

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: kalla
* Faroese: kalla
* Norwegian Nynorsk: kalla, kalle
* Old Swedish: kalla
** Swedish: kalla
* Elfdalian: kolla
* Old Danish: kallæ
** Danish: kalde

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kalla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

### Verb

kalla
* to call, name
* to summon, call for

#### Descendants

* Swedish: kalla

### References

* kalla in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²kalːa/
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish kalla, from Old Norse kalla, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

#### Verb

kalla (present kallar, preterite kallade, supine kallat, imperative kalla)
* to call, denote, refer to; to give as a name
* to call, request, beckon, summon

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

kalla
* inflection of kall:
** definite singular
** plural

### Further reading

* kalla in Svensk ordbok.