calf
A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffaloA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
» I've never seen a calf being born.
Я ніколи не бачив, як народжується теля.
Я ніколи не бачила, як народжується теля.
Meaning
9 sensesA young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.
Kalb, Bullenkalb, Kuhkalb
телёнокteljónok, теле́цteléc
теля́teljá, теля́ткоteljátko
young of domestic cattle
Leather made of the skin of domestic calves; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.
fine leather from the skin of a calf
The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).
Kalb
слонёнокslonjónok, тюленёнокtjulenjónok, китёнокkitjónok
теля́teljá
young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo
A mass of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.
A small island, near a larger island.
A cabless railroad engine.
(dated, informal)An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
The back of the leg below the knee.
Wade
икра́ikrá
ли́ткаlýtka
The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
Wadenmuskel
икра́ikrá
ли́ткаlýtka
Examples
75 sentencesI've never seen a calf being born.
Я ніколи не бачив, як народжується теля.
Tom branded the calf.
ruТом клеймил телёнка.
The calf was born this morning.
Теля народилося сьогодні вранці.
ruТелёнок родился сегодня утром.
I don't need such a skinny calf.
Мені таке худе теля непотрібне.
ruМне такой худой теленок не нужен.
The cow lost its calf.
Корова втратила своє теля.
ruКорова потеряла своего телёнка.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from ProFrom Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, further etymology unknown.
From Middle English calf, kalf, from Old Norse kalfi, possibly derived from the same Germanic root as English calf (“young cow”) (above). Cognate with Icelandic kálfi (“calf of the leg”).
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