*kalwaz

Runic: ᚲᚨᛚᚹᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈkɑl.wɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

bald

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *golH-wo-s (found also in Balto-Slavic), from Proto-Indo-European *gelH- (‘bald, bare; head’). Also suggested as borrowed from early Latin calvus.

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	kalwaz	kalwō	kalwą, -atō	kalwai	kalwôz	kalwō
Acc.	kalwanǭ	kalwǭ	kalwą, -atō	kalwanz	kalwōz	kalwō
Gen.	kalwas, -is	kalwaizōz	kalwas, -is	kalwaizǫ̂	kalwaizǫ̂	kalwaizǫ̂
Dat.	kalwammai	kalwaizōi	kalwammai	kalwaimaz	kalwaimaz	kalwaimaz
Inst.	kalwanō	kalwaizō	kalwanō	kalwaimiz	kalwaimiz	kalwaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	kalwô	kalwǭ	kalwô	kalwaniz	kalwōniz	kalwōnō
Acc.	kalwanų	kalwōnų	kalwô	kalwanunz	kalwōnunz	kalwōnō
Gen.	kalwiniz	kalwōniz	kalwiniz	kalwanǫ̂	kalwōnǫ̂	kalwanǫ̂
Dat.	kalwini	kalwōni	kalwini	kalwammaz	kalwōmaz	kalwammaz
Inst.	kalwinē	kalwōnē	kalwinē	kalwammiz	kalwōmiz	kalwammiz

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Descendants

*kalu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *calo (Old Dutch)
  - cāle, cālu, cāel (Middle Dutch)
    - kaal (Dutch)
*kalu (Proto-West Germanic)
- calu (Old English)
  - calwe (Middle English)
    - callow (English)
*kalu (Proto-West Germanic)
- kale, kāle (Old Frisian)
  - koal (Saterland Frisian)
  - keal (West Frisian)
*kalu (Proto-West Germanic)
- kalo, chalo, kalwēr, chalwēr, chalawēr (Old High German)
  - kal (Middle High German)
    - kahl (German)
    - kuel (Luxembourgish)
*kalu (Proto-West Germanic)
- kalo (Old Saxon)
  - kāle, kāl (Middle Low German)
    - kahl (German Low German)
    - kal (Swedish)
*ᚲᚨᛚᚹᚨᛉ (*kalwaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- *kālvë (Proto-Samic)
*ᚲᚨᛚᚹᚨᛉ (*kalwaʀ) (Proto-Norse)
- *kǫlr (Old Norse)
  - kal, kalka (Swedish)

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