kalli
Albanian
Alternative forms
- indefinite plural: kallëza
- kall (Arbëreshë)
- kallëz (Tosk)
Etymology
From archaic Arbëreshë kall + -i, from Proto-Albanian *kalsa, from Proto-Indo-European *kolH- (“awn”). Compare English holly, Russian колос (kolos).[1]
Noun
kalli m (indefinite plural kallinj, definite singular kalliu, definite plural kallinjtë)
- ear or spike of grain
- (botany) spike (type of inflorescence)
Related terms
- kashtë
- kallëm
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 210
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl
Noun
kalli
- Alternative spelling of calli, house
Estonian
Etymology 1
Clipping of kallistus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlʲːi/
Noun
kalli (genitive kalli, partitive kallit)
- (informal) hug
Declension
Inflection of kalli (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kalli | kallid |
| accusative | kalli | kallid |
| genitive | kalli | kallide |
| partitive | kallit | kallisid |
| illative | kalli kallisse | kallidesse |
| inessive | kallis | kallides |
| elative | kallist | kallidest |
| allative | kallile | kallidele |
| adessive | kallil | kallidel |
| ablative | kallilt | kallidelt |
| translative | kalliks | kallideks |
| terminative | kallini | kallideni |
| essive | kallina | kallidena |
| abessive | kallita | kallideta |
| comitative | kalliga | kallidega |
Etymology 2
Non-lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlʲːːi/
Adjective
kalli
- genitive singular of kallis
Icelandic
Verb
kalli
- first-person singular active present subjunctive of kalla
- third-person singular active present subjunctive of kalla
- third-person plural active present subjunctive of kalla
Temascaltepec Nahuatl
Noun
kalli
- house
Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
From Proto-Nahuan [Term?], from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *kaliR-ta.
Noun
kalli
- house
References
- Gramática del Náhuatl de San Miguel Tenango, Zacatlán, Puebla, 2014, page 6