kalle

kalle

See also: Kalle

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German *kallōn, northern variant of challōn. Compare Dutch kallen, English call.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalə/

Verb

kalle (third-person singular present kallt, past participle jekallt)

1. (chiefly Ripuarian) to speak; to talk

   Mer kalle, wie us de Schnüss jewahßen es.

   We speak the way our mouths have grown (i.e. in our native dialect).

Synonyms

• sprääche (now often preferred under standard German influence)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlə/

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Etymology 1

From Yiddish כּלה‎ (kale, “bride”), from Hebrew כַּלָּה‎ (kalá, “bride”). A relation with the verb kallen (“to chatter”, compare etymology 2 hereunder), claimed in some popular-scientific resources, exists at most through secondary association. Compare German Kalle.

Noun

kalle f (plural kalles or kallen, diminutive kalletje n)

1. (dated slang) girl; lover; whore

Verb

kalle

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kallen

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Limburgish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch callen, from Old Dutch *kallon, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną.

Verb

kalle

1. to call
2. to give a name to
3. to talk, to speak, to chat

Conjugation

Montfortian conjugation of kalle (first conjugation)

non-finite forms	infinitive	gerund	present participle	past participle	adjective	adverb
	(tö) kalle	't kalle n	kallendj	höbbe gekal	gekaldje, gekaldjer, gekaldjes	gekaldj, gekaldjelik
number & tense	verb-second			verb-first
	present	past	subjunctive	present	past	subjunctive
first person singular	kal	kaldje	kalle	kal	kaldje-n	kalle-n
second person singular	kals	kaldjes	kalle	kals	kaldjes	kaller
third person singular	kaltj	kaldje	kalle	kaltj'r	kaldje	kaller
first person plural	kalle	kaldje	kalle	kaltj	kaldje	kalle
second person plural	kaltj	kaldje	kalle	kaltj	kaldje	kalletj
third person plural	kalle	kaldje	kalle	kalle	kaldje	kaller
other forms	noun	imperative singular impolite	imperative singular polite	imperative dual	imperative plural	inclusive
	't gekal n	kal!	kaltj!	kaltj, kalletj!	kaltj!	kallem

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kalla

Verb

kalle (imperative kall, present tense kaller, passive kalles, simple past kalte, past participle kalt, present participle kallende)

1. to call, name (give a name to)
2. to call, shout
3. to call somebody / something (e.g. a dog)

Derived terms

Terms derived from kalle

kallesignal oppkalle påkalle

sammenkalle såkalt

tilbakekalle tilkalle

References

• “kalle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kalle

1. parallel form to kalla

Derived terms

• kallesignal
• påkalle

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Swedish

Adjective

kalle

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of kall.

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West Flemish

Etymology

Probably from Yiddish כּלה‎ (kale, “bride”), from Hebrew כַּלָּה‎ (kalá, “bride”), whence at any rate German Kalle and Dutch kalle, both “girl, lover, whore”.

Noun

kalle f

1. despicable or disagreeable person, typically a woman
2. stupid person

Synonyms

• zurkeltrutte
• gesgjitte
• seute