"calver" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: As the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), from Old English calwer. Cognate with Scots caller. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|calver|id=flaky|t=interspersed with flakes}} Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), {{inh|en|ang|calwer}} Old English calwer, {{cog|sco|caller}} Scots caller Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} calver
  1. Of salmon: freshly caught. Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-calver-en-adj-yf-UHg5i Disambiguation of Cattle: 25 37 4 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 7 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 34 5 32 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 2 32 3 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 34 2 31 4 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɑːvə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkævɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-calver.wav [Southern-England] Forms: calvers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːvə(ɹ), -ævə(ɹ) Etymology: calve + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|calve|er|id2=agent noun}} calve + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} calver (plural calvers)
  1. A cow that produces young. Categories (lifeform): Cattle Related terms: down-calver, first calver, second calver Translations (cow that produces young): emolehmä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-calver-en-noun-~9Y90RxK Disambiguation of Cattle: 25 37 4 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 7 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 34 5 32 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 2 32 3 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 34 2 31 4 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: calvers [present, singular, third-person], calvering [participle, present], calvered [participle, past], calvered [past]
Etymology: As the adjective predates the verb, possibly from Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), from Old English calwer. Cognate with Scots caller. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|calver|id=flaky|t=interspersed with flakes}} Middle English calver (“interspersed with flakes”), {{inh|en|ang|calwer}} Old English calwer, {{cog|sco|caller}} Scots caller Head templates: {{en-verb}} calver (third-person singular simple present calvers, present participle calvering, simple past and past participle calvered)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cut into slices and pickle. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-calver-en-verb-9RBCMXP4
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Cattle
    Sense id: en-calver-en-verb-EPXaUZt8 Disambiguation of Cattle: 25 37 4 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 7 40 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 28 34 5 32 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 27 34 2 32 3 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 27 34 2 31 4 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈkalvər/
Etymology: table Possibly inherited from Old English calwer (“curds”), of unknown origin. The development of /lw/ to /lv/ before /r/ would be unparalleled, but there are no clear counterexamples either. Etymology templates: {{etymid|enm|flaky}} table, {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|calwer||curds|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English calwer (“curds”), {{inh+|enm|ang|calwer|nocap=1|t=curds}} inherited from Old English calwer (“curds”) Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective}} calver
  1. (rare, of salmon) Having curd-like flakes throughout. Tags: rare Categories (lifeform): Fish Synonyms: calvar, calvur
    Sense id: en-calver-enm-adj-Ncll5a~9 Disambiguation of Fish: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun plural form}} calver
  1. plural of calf (“calf (young cow)”) Tags: form-of, plural Form of: calf (extra: (“calf (young cow)”)) Categories (lifeform): Fish
    Sense id: en-calver-enm-noun-M11vElNA Disambiguation of Fish: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cow that produces young",
      "word": "emolehmä"
    }
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