kalba
See also: kalbą
Czech
Etymology
From kalit + -ba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkalba]
Noun
kalba f
- (colloquial) carousal, drinking party
- Synonym: pitka
Declension
Declension of kalba
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalba | kalby |
| genitive | kalby | kaleb |
| dative | kalbě | kalbám |
| accusative | kalbu | kalby |
| vocative | kalbo | kalby |
| locative | kalbě | kalbách |
| instrumental | kalbou | kalbami |
Further reading
- kalba in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Lithuanian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to shout”), which is imitative.
Cognates
Related to Old English hlowan (“to low, make a noise like a cow”), Old High German halan (“to call”), Ancient Greek κλεδον (kledon, “report, fame”), κλήση (klḗsē, “to call”), κέλαδος (kélados, “noise”), Middle Irish cailech (“cock”), Latin calō (“to call out, announce solemnly”), Sanskrit उषःकल (uṣaḥkala, “cock”, literally “dawn-calling”).
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): [kɐɫˈbɐ]
Noun
kalbà f (plural kal̃bos) stress pattern 4
- language
- speech (vocal communication)
Declension
declension of kalba
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | kalbà | kal̃bos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | kalbõs | kalbų̃ |
| dative (naudininkas) | kal̃bai | kalbóms |
| accusative (galininkas) | kal̃bą | kalbàs |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | kalbà | kalbomìs |
| locative (vietininkas) | kalbojè | kalbosè |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | kal̃ba | kal̃bos |
Derived terms
- pokalbis
Pronunciation 2
- IPA(key): [ˈkɐlbɐ]
Noun
kal̃ba f
- vocative singular of kalba
Verb
kal̃ba
- third-person singular present of kalbėti
- third-person plural present of kalbėti
Samogitian
Etymology
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Noun
kalba f (plural kalbas)
- language
Declension
declension of kalba
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalba | kalbė | kalbas |
| genitive | kalbuos | kalbū | kalbū |
| dative | kalbā | kalbuom | kalbuoms |
| accusative | kalba | kalbė | kalbas |
| instrumental | kalbo | kalbuom | kalbuoms |
| locative | kalbuo | kalbuos | kalbuos |
| vocative | kalba | kalbė | kalbas |