"kolf" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

Audio: Nl-kolf.ogg Forms: kolven [plural], kolfje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɔlf Etymology: From Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|colve}} Middle Dutch colve, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*kolbō}} Proto-West Germanic *kolbō, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*kulbaz|t=round object}} Proto-Germanic *kulbaz (“round object”), {{der|nl|ine-pro|*gel-||to form into a ball}} Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|mf|-ven|+}} kolf m or f (plural kolven, diminutive kolfje n)
  1. the blunt end of something Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kolf-nl-noun-7D5I64AA Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 9 4 6 32 32 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 11 2 3 35 35 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 8 1 6
  2. the blunt end of something
    rifle butt, stock
    Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kolf-nl-noun-ui6wDKfk Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 9 4 6 32 32 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 11 2 3 35 35 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 8 1 6
  3. flask with a narrow neck and a wide base Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kolf-nl-noun-8-~6Yk22
  4. ear of maize/corn Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kolf-nl-noun-mdRjYchz
  5. spadix Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-kolf-nl-noun-I9tIpWPQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: geweerkolf, maiskolf

Inflected forms

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