"kaal" meaning in Dutch

See kaal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kaːl/ Audio: Nl-kaal.ogg
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Middle Dutch cale, from Old Dutch *kalo, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”). Compare German kahl, West Frisian keal, English callow. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|cale}} Middle Dutch cale, {{inh|nl|odt|*kalo}} Old Dutch *kalo, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*kalwaz||naked, bald}} Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“naked, bald”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*gelH-||naked, bald}} Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (“naked, bald”), {{cog|de|kahl}} German kahl, {{cog|fy|keal}} West Frisian keal, {{cog|en|callow}} English callow Head templates: {{nl-adj|kaler}} kaal (comparative kaler, superlative kaalst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|kale}} Forms: kaler [comparative], kaalst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], kaal [adverbial, positive, predicative], kaler [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het kaalst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het kaalste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], kale [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], kalere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], kaalste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], kaal [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], kaler [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], kaalste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], kale [indefinite, plural, positive], kalere [comparative, indefinite, plural], kaalste [indefinite, plural, superlative], kale [definite, positive], kalere [comparative, definite], kaalste [definite, superlative], kaals [partitive, positive], kalers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. without defining features, smooth, bland, plain
    Sense id: en-kaal-nl-adj-Wvgs7FNi Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 21 41
  2. bald, bare, without fur, plumage, foliage etc. Categories (topical): Hair
    Sense id: en-kaal-nl-adj-o9Ydp-GA Disambiguation of Hair: 18 69 14 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 21 41
  3. (of a person, figuratively) skinned, without means, in a poor state Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-kaal-nl-adj-5JUbg2ss Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 38 21 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kaalheid, kaalhoofdig, kaalknippen, kaalkop, kaalslag, kaalte, kaaltjes

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kaal meaning in Dutch (6.1kB)

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      "text": "Afrikaans: kaal"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "args": {
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      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: kaal (dated)"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "German kahl",
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        "1": "fy",
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      "expansion": "West Frisian keal",
      "name": "cog"
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      "expansion": "English callow",
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    {
      "form": "kaalst",
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        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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      "form": "kale",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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        "masculine",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    {
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        "singular",
        "superlative"
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        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
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    {
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        "plural"
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        "plural",
        "superlative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "kaals",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "partitive",
        "superlative"
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          "_dis": "38 21 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        "without defining features, smooth, bland, plain"
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          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "skinned, without means, in a poor state"
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          "poor"
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        "(of a person, figuratively) skinned, without means, in a poor state"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaːl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
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    "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/aːl",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/aːl/1 syllable",
    "nl:Hair"
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    {
      "word": "kaalheid"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaalhoofdig"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaalknippen"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaalkop"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaalslag"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaalte"
    },
    {
      "word": "kaaltjes"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Negerhollands: kaal"
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    {
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          "name": "desc"
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          "expansion": "(Guadeloupe, Martinique)",
          "name": "q"
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "pap",
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          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: kaal",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dated"
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          "expansion": "(dated)",
          "name": "q"
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      "text": "→ Papiamentu: kaal (dated)"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "der"
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      "expansion": "German kahl",
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        "1": "fy",
        "2": "keal"
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      "expansion": "West Frisian keal",
      "name": "cog"
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaalst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "positive",
        "predicative"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "comparative",
        "predicative"
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    {
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        "predicative",
        "superlative"
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    {
      "form": "het kaalste",
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      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "predicative",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kale",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaalste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaal",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kaler",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaalste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kale",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaalste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kale",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalere",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaalste",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaals",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalers",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "kaler"
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      "expansion": "kaal (comparative kaler, superlative kaalst)",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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        "without defining features, smooth, bland, plain"
      ],
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          "bland",
          "bland"
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        [
          "plain",
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "bald, bare, without fur, plumage, foliage etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bald",
          "bald"
        ],
        [
          "bare",
          "bare"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skinned, without means, in a poor state"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skinned",
          "skinned"
        ],
        [
          "poor",
          "poor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a person, figuratively) skinned, without means, in a poor state"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a person"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaːl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-kaal.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/ff/Nl-kaal.ogg/Nl-kaal.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Nl-kaal.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaal"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Dutch dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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