calwer in All languages combined

IPA: /ˈkɑl.wer/, [ˈkɑɫ.wer] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *kalwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz, possibly from a metathetic form of *glew- (“to ball up; clump; stick”). Compare also Middle Low German keller (“thickened or curdled milk”), Swedish kalvdans and Norwegian Nynorsk kalvedans. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gmw-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*kalwaʀ}} Proto-West Germanic *kalwaʀ, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*kalwaz}} Proto-Germanic *kalwaz, {{cog|gml|keller|t=thickened or curdled milk}} Middle Low German keller (“thickened or curdled milk”), {{cog|sv|kalvdans}} Swedish kalvdans, {{cog|nn|kalvedans}} Norwegian Nynorsk kalvedans Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=calwer}} calwer m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|calwer}}, {{ang-decl-noun|calwer|calweras|calwer|calweras|calweres|calwera|calwere|calwerum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], calwer [nominative, singular], calweras [nominative, plural], calwer [accusative, singular], calweras [accusative, plural], calweres [genitive, singular], calwera [genitive, plural], calwere [dative, singular], calwerum [dative, plural], cealer [alternative], cealre [alternative]

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "curd pottage",
      "translation": "curd pottage",
      "word": "calwerbrīw"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "curds",
      "translation": "curds",
      "word": "calwerclīm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "curd lump",
      "translation": "curd lump",
      "word": "calwerclympe"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "lang": "English",
          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "calver"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "caller"
        }
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      "lang_code": "enm",
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        "reshaped by analogy or addition of morphemes"
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      "word": "calver"
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      ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Swedish kalvdans",
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        "2": "kalvedans"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk kalvedans",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "calweres",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "calwera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calwere",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cealer",
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      ]
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      ]
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        "jelly"
      ],
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        "pressed curds"
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          "pressed"
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          "curds",
          "curds"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑl.wer/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɑɫ.wer]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calwer"
}

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    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old English masculine nouns",
    "Old English nouns",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Dairy products",
    "ang:Foods"
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      "english": "curd pottage",
      "translation": "curd pottage",
      "word": "calwerbrīw"
    },
    {
      "english": "curds",
      "translation": "curds",
      "word": "calwerclīm"
    },
    {
      "english": "curd lump",
      "translation": "curd lump",
      "word": "calwerclympe"
    }
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "calwera",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calwere",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calwerum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cealer",
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      "form": "cealre",
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        "alternative"
      ]
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        "jelly"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑl.wer/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɑɫ.wer]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calwer"
}

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"calwer" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [Old English]

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