Noun: kalverliefde
Gender: Feminine
Hyphenation:
| Sg. | kalverliefde |
| Pl. | kalverliefdes; kalverliefden |
Sample Sentences
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1625, Jacob Cats, "Wegh-wyser ten houwelijck uyt den dool-hof der kalverliefde." ("Road sign towards marriage from the maze of puppy love"), in Houwelijcx (DBNL), in Johannes van Vloten (ed.), Alle de werken van Jacob Cats, part 1, publ. by de erven J.J. Tijl (1862), page 358.
Nouns inflected like kalverliefde
satire,
sirene,
silene,
brandweerkazerne,
dievegge,
zwaarte,
bushalte,
ademruimte,
taalfilosofe,
periode,
aantrede,
collecte,
promenade,
cavalcade,
tijdsperiode,
kalverliefde,
autostrade,
beestenbende,
gasfase,
biocide, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Compound of kalver (“calf, young bovine”) + liefde (“love”). First attested in the 17th century.
Verbs referencing "kalverliefde"
English Nouns
calf love.
Translations