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calf
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: käf, IPA(key): /k??f/
- (US, Can) enPR: k?f, IPA(key): /kæf/
- (AUS, General New Zealand, Northern England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland) IPA(key): /k??f/
- Rhymes: -??f, -æf
Etymology 1
From Middle English calf, kælf, kelf, from Old English cælf, ?ealf;also cognate with German Kalb (“calf”) and Dutch kalf (“calf”), from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, further etymology unknown.
Noun
calf (plural calves)
- A young cow or bull.
- Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
- A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
- A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
- 1915 (published), 1848 (first written), Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack
- Our swell ceases with this wind, and the floes seem disposed to come together again; but the days of winter have passed by, and the interposing calves prevent the apposition of the edges
- 1915 (published), 1848 (first written), Elisha Kent Kane, Adrift in the Arctic Ice Pack
- A small island, near a larger island.
- the Calf of Man
- A cabless railroad engine.
- (informal, dated) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
- 1627, Michael Drayton, Nimphidia, the Court of Faery
- some silly, doating, brainless calf
- 1627, Michael Drayton, Nimphidia, the Court of Faery
Synonyms
- bullet (rare); cowlet, cowling; moggy (Midlands, now rare)
Derived terms
Related terms
- calve
Translations
See also
- bull
- cow
- veal
Etymology 2
From Middle English calf, kalf, from Old Norse kalfi, possibly derived from the same Germanic root as English calf (“young cow”) (above). Cognate with Icelandic kálfi (“calf of the leg”).
Noun
calf (plural calves)
- (anatomy) The back of the leg below the knee.
- The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
- 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman, 47 (6): 28-34.
- Sure, his calves are a little weak, but the rest of his physique is so overwhelming, he should place high.
- 1988, Steve Holman, "Christian Conquers Columbus", Ironman, 47 (6): 28-34.
Derived terms
- calfless
Translations
References
Anagrams
- CLAF, FLAC
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch calf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.
Noun
calf n
- calf
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: kalf
- Limburgish: kalf
Further reading
- “calf”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “calf”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English cælf, Anglian form of ?ealf, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.
Alternative forms
- chalf, chalve, chelve, kelf, kalf, calfe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kalf/, /t?alf/
Noun
calf (plural calver(e) or calveren or calves)
- calf (cow that has not fully matured)
- A representation of a calf; something that looks like a calf.
- fawn (deer that has not fully matured)
- (rare) Veal; the meat of calves.
Descendants
- English: calf
- Scots: cauf, cawf, caff, calf
- Yola: callef
References
- “calf, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kalfi.
Alternative forms
- calfe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kalf(?)/
Noun
calf (plural calves)
- calf (part of the leg).
Descendants
- English: calf
- Scots: cauf
References
- “calf, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.
Noun
calf n
- calf
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: calf
- Dutch: kalf
- Limburgish: kalf
Further reading
- “kalf”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Scots
Etymology 1
From Middle English calf (“young cow”).
Noun
calf
- Alternative form of cauf (“calf (young cow)”)
Etymology 2
From Middle English caf, caff, kaf, kaff, alternative forms of chaf.
Noun
calf
- Alternative form of caff
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calc
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kælk/
- Rhymes: -ælk
- Homophone: calque
Noun
calc (countable and uncountable, plural calcs)
- Abbreviation of calculus.
- Abbreviation of calculator.
- Abbreviation of calculation.
Anagrams
- LACC, LCAC, Lacc
Catalan
Etymology
From calcar.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?kalk/
Noun
calc m (plural calcs)
- tracing (the reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper)
- (linguistics) calque (a word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language)
Further reading
- “calc” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “calc” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “calc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “calc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old Saxon
Noun
calc m
- Alternative spelling of kalk
Romanian
Etymology 1
From French calque.
Noun
calc n (plural calcuri)
- tracing (the reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper)
- (lexicography) calque, loan translation
Declension
Etymology 2
Verb
calc
- first-person singular present indicative of c?lca
- first-person singular present subjunctive of c?lca
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