Definitions for calvekæv, kɑv
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
calvekæv, kɑv(v.)calved, calv•ing.
(v.i.)to give birth to a calf.
Category: Animal Husbandry
(of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to break up or splinter so as to produce a detached piece.
Category: Geography (terms)
(v.t.)to give birth to (a calf).
Category: Animal Husbandry
(of a glacier, an iceberg, etc.) to produce (a detached piece) by calving.
Category: Geography (terms)
Origin of calve:
bef. 1000; ME; OE (Anglian) *calfian, der. of calfcalf1
Princeton's WordNet
calve, break up(verb)
release ice
"The icebergs and glaciers calve"
calve, have young(verb)
birth
"the whales calve at this time of year"
Wiktionary
calve(Verb)
To give birth to a calf.
calve(Verb)
To assist the giving of birth of a calf.
calve(Verb)
Especially of an iceberg, glacier, etc. to break off or shed a large piece.
"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."
Origin: Verb form related to calf
Webster Dictionary
Calve(verb)
to bring forth a calf
Calve(verb)
to bring forth young; to produce offspring
Translations for calve
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- kalfAfrikaans
- تَلِدُ (البَقَرَه)Arabic
- отелвам сеBulgarian
- parirPortuguese (BR)
- otelit seCzech
- kalbenGerman
- kælveDanish
- γεννώ μοσχαράκιGreek
- parir( un becerro)Spanish
- poegimaEstonian
- گوساله زاییدن؛ بچه زاییدن حیواناتFarsi
- poikiaFinnish
- vélerFrench
- לְהַמלִיטHebrew
- बछड़े को जन्म देनाHindi
- oteliti seCroatian
- borjazikHungarian
- melahirkanIndonesian
- kelfa, beraIcelandic
- figliare, partorireItalian
- 子牛を産むJapanese
- 새끼를 낳다Korean
- apsiveršiuoti, atsivesti jauniklį (elniuką, drambliuką ir pan.)Lithuanian
- atnestiesLatvian
- melahirkanMalay
- kalvenDutch
- kalve, fødeNorwegian
- cielić sięPolish
- گوساله زاییدن؛ بچه زاییدن حیواناتPersian
- خوسكى (ګيله كى) زيږولPashto
- parirPortuguese
- a fătaRomanian
- отелитьсяRussian
- oteliť saSlovak
- oteliti seSlovenian
- oteliti seSerbian
- kalvaSwedish
- ออกลูก (ใช้กับวัว)Thai
- buzağılamakTurkish
- 生小牛Chinese (Trad.)
- телитисяUkrainian
- بچھڑا دیناUrdu
- bò đẻVietnamese
- 生小牛Chinese (Simp.)
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