kale

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English

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Curly kale, one of the many varieties of kale

Etymology

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From Northern Middle English cale, cal (Southern col), from Old English cāl, cāul, cāwel, from Latin caulis. Compare Icelandic kál (“cabbage”), German Kohl (“cabbage”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and gobi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kale (usually uncountable, plural kales)

  1. An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
    Synonym: borecole
  2. Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
  3. (cooking) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
  4. (dated, slang) Money.
    • 1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Efficiency Expert‎[1], HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2012:
      I’ll bet he takes nine-tenths of his kale from women and children, and he’s an honored citizen.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Japanese: ケール (kēru)

Translations

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Anagrams

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Alemannic German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French cailler, from Latin coāgulō.

Verb

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kale

  1. (Uri) to congeal, curdle

References

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Basque

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin callem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kale/ [ka.le]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: ka‧le

Noun

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kale inan

  1. street

Declension

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Declension of kale (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kale kalea kaleak
ergative kalek kaleak kaleek
dative kaleri kaleari kaleei
genitive kaleren kalearen kaleen
comitative kalerekin kalearekin kaleekin
causative kalerengatik kalearengatik kaleengatik
benefactive kalerentzat kalearentzat kaleentzat
instrumental kalez kaleaz kaleez
inessive kaletan kalean kaleetan
locative kaletako kaleko kaleetako
allative kaletara kalera kaleetara
terminative kaletaraino kaleraino kaleetaraino
directive kaletarantz kalerantz kaleetarantz
destinative kaletarako kalerako kaleetarako
ablative kaletatik kaletik kaleetatik
partitive kalerik — —
prolative kaletzat — —

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Further reading

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  • “kale”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “kale”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

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Verb

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kale

  1. masculine singular present transgressive of kalit

Dutch

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Adjective

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kale

  1. inflection of kaal:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kalëh (“husk, chaff”), probably borrowed and derived from Proto-Germanic *skaljō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑleˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑle
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧le

Noun

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kale

  1. (botany) glume

Declension

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Inflection of kale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative kale kaleet
genitive kaleen kaleiden
kaleitten
partitive kaletta kaleita
illative kaleeseen kaleisiin
kaleihin
singular plural
nominative kale kaleet
accusative nom. kale kaleet
gen. kaleen
genitive kaleen kaleiden
kaleitten
partitive kaletta kaleita
inessive kaleessa kaleissa
elative kaleesta kaleista
illative kaleeseen kaleisiin
kaleihin
adessive kaleella kaleilla
ablative kaleelta kaleilta
allative kaleelle kaleille
essive kaleena kaleina
translative kaleeksi kaleiksi
abessive kaleetta kaleitta
instructive — kalein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kale (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaleeni kaleeni
accusative nom. kaleeni kaleeni
gen. kaleeni
genitive kaleeni kaleideni
kaleitteni
partitive kalettani kaleitani
inessive kaleessani kaleissani
elative kaleestani kaleistani
illative kaleeseeni kaleisiini
kaleihini
adessive kaleellani kaleillani
ablative kaleeltani kaleiltani
allative kaleelleni kaleilleni
essive kaleenani kaleinani
translative kaleekseni kaleikseni
abessive kaleettani kaleittani
instructive — —
comitative — kaleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaleesi kaleesi
accusative nom. kaleesi kaleesi
gen. kaleesi
genitive kaleesi kaleidesi
kaleittesi
partitive kalettasi kaleitasi
inessive kaleessasi kaleissasi
elative kaleestasi kaleistasi
illative kaleeseesi kaleisiisi
kaleihisi
adessive kaleellasi kaleillasi
ablative kaleeltasi kaleiltasi
allative kaleellesi kaleillesi
essive kaleenasi kaleinasi
translative kaleeksesi kaleiksesi
abessive kaleettasi kaleittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kaleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaleemme kaleemme
accusative nom. kaleemme kaleemme
gen. kaleemme
genitive kaleemme kaleidemme
kaleittemme
partitive kalettamme kaleitamme
inessive kaleessamme kaleissamme
elative kaleestamme kaleistamme
illative kaleeseemme kaleisiimme
kaleihimme
adessive kaleellamme kaleillamme
ablative kaleeltamme kaleiltamme
allative kaleellemme kaleillemme
essive kaleenamme kaleinamme
translative kaleeksemme kaleiksemme
abessive kaleettamme kaleittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kaleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaleenne kaleenne
accusative nom. kaleenne kaleenne
gen. kaleenne
genitive kaleenne kaleidenne
kaleittenne
partitive kalettanne kaleitanne
inessive kaleessanne kaleissanne
elative kaleestanne kaleistanne
illative kaleeseenne kaleisiinne
kaleihinne
adessive kaleellanne kaleillanne
ablative kaleeltanne kaleiltanne
allative kaleellenne kaleillenne
essive kaleenanne kaleinanne
translative kaleeksenne kaleiksenne
abessive kaleettanne kaleittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kaleinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kaleensa kaleensa
accusative nom. kaleensa kaleensa
gen. kaleensa
genitive kaleensa kaleidensa
kaleittensa
partitive kalettaan
kalettansa 		kaleitaan
kaleitansa
inessive kaleessaan
kaleessansa 		kaleissaan
kaleissansa
elative kaleestaan
kaleestansa 		kaleistaan
kaleistansa
illative kaleeseensa kaleisiinsa
kaleihinsa
adessive kaleellaan
kaleellansa 		kaleillaan
kaleillansa
ablative kaleeltaan
kaleeltansa 		kaleiltaan
kaleiltansa
allative kaleelleen
kaleellensa 		kaleilleen
kaleillensa
essive kaleenaan
kaleenansa 		kaleinaan
kaleinansa
translative kaleekseen
kaleeksensa 		kaleikseen
kaleiksensa
abessive kaleettaan
kaleettansa 		kaleittaan
kaleittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kaleineen
kaleinensa

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ladino

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Verb

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kale

  1. (defective) should or ought to

Lithuanian

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Noun

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kalè

  1. instrumental singular of kalė̃ (“bitch”)

Noun

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kãle

  1. vocative singular of kãle (“bitch”)

Lower Sorbian

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Noun

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kale

  1. locative singular of kał

Makasar

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Noun

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kale (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨙ)

  1. body

Moore

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Etymology

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from French caler

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ká.le/

Verb

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kale

  1. to hold or block with a wedge

Morelos Nahuatl

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Noun

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kale

  1. house

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lɛ/
  • Rhymes: -alɛ
  • Syllabification: ka‧le

Noun

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kale m

  1. locative/vocative singular of kał

Romani

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Adjective

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kale

  1. inflection of kalo:
    1. nominative plural
    2. oblique masculine singular/feminine singular/plural

Serbo-Croatian

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Verb

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kale (Cyrillic spelling кале)

  1. third-person plural present of káliti

Noun

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kale (Cyrillic spelling кале)

  1. accusative plural of kal

Swahili

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Etymology

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From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le.

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Noun

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kale (n class, plural kale)

  1. antiquity, the past

Adjective

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-a kale (invariable)

  1. ancient, old

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Swedish

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Adjective

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kale

  1. definite natural masculine singular of kal

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kal'a), قله (kale), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, “fort, fortress”).

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kale (definite accusative kaleyi, plural kaleler)

  1. fort, castle, fortress, stronghold
  2. (chess) rook
  3. (sports) goal (an area into which the players attempt to put the ball)
  4. (politics) stronghold (of an ideology)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative kale
Definite accusative kaleyi
Singular Plural
Nominative kale kaleler
Definite accusative kaleyi kaleleri
Dative kaleye kalelere
Locative kalede kalelerde
Ablative kaleden kalelerden
Genitive kalenin kalelerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kalem kalelerim
2nd singular kalen kalelerin
3rd singular kalesi kaleleri
1st plural kalemiz kalelerimiz
2nd plural kaleniz kaleleriniz
3rd plural kaleleri kaleleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kalemi kalelerimi
2nd singular kaleni kalelerini
3rd singular kalesini kalelerini
1st plural kalemizi kalelerimizi
2nd plural kalenizi kalelerinizi
3rd plural kalelerini kalelerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kaleme kalelerime
2nd singular kalene kalelerine
3rd singular kalesine kalelerine
1st plural kalemize kalelerimize
2nd plural kalenize kalelerinize
3rd plural kalelerine kalelerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kalemde kalelerimde
2nd singular kalende kalelerinde
3rd singular kalesinde kalelerinde
1st plural kalemizde kalelerimizde
2nd plural kalenizde kalelerinizde
3rd plural kalelerinde kalelerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kalemden kalelerimden
2nd singular kalenden kalelerinden
3rd singular kalesinden kalelerinden
1st plural kalemizden kalelerimizden
2nd plural kalenizden kalelerinizden
3rd plural kalelerinden kalelerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kalemin kalelerimin
2nd singular kalenin kalelerinin
3rd singular kalesinin kalelerinin
1st plural kalemizin kalelerimizin
2nd plural kalenizin kalelerinizin
3rd plural kalelerinin kalelerinin

References

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