kale
English

Etymology
From Northern Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Northern Middle English#KALECategory:English terms derived from Northern Middle English#KALE cale, cal (Southern col), from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#KALECategory:English terms derived from Old English#KALE cāl, cāul, cāwel, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#KALE caulis. Compare Icelandic kál (“cabbage”), German Kohl (“cabbage”). Doublet of caulis, cole, and gobiCategory:English doublets#KALE.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /keɪl/Category:English 1-syllable words#KALECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#KALE
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /kæɪl/Category:English 1-syllable words#KALECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#KALE
- Rhymes: -eɪlCategory:Rhymes:English/eɪl#KALECategory:Rhymes:English/eɪl/1 syllable#KALE
- Hyphenation: kale
Noun
kale (usually uncountable, plural kales)Category:English lemmas#KALECategory:English nouns#KALECategory:English uncountable nouns#KALECategory:English countable nouns#KALECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- Synonym: borecole
- Any of several cabbage-like food plants that are kinds of Brassica oleracea.
- (cookingCategory:en:Cooking#KALE) Broth containing kale as a chief ingredient.
- (datedCategory:English dated terms#KALE, slangCategory:English slang#KALE) Money.
- 1921, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Efficiency Expert, 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.Category:English terms with quotations#KALE
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ケール (kēru)
Translations
Anagrams
Category:en:Brassicas#KALECategory:en:Vegetables#KALEAlemannic German
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Alemannic German terms borrowed from French#KALECategory:Alemannic German terms derived from French#KALE cailler, from LatinCategory:Alemannic German terms derived from Latin#KALE coāgulō.
Verb
kaleCategory:Alemannic German lemmas#KALECategory:Alemannic German verbs#KALECategory:Alemannic German entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 63.
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Basque terms borrowed from Latin#KALECategory:Basque terms derived from Latin#KALE callem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kale/ [ka.le]Category:Basque 2-syllable words#KALECategory:Basque terms with IPA pronunciation#KALE
Category:Basque terms with audio pronunciation#KALEAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ale, -eCategory:Rhymes:Basque/ale#KALECategory:Rhymes:Basque/ale/2 syllables#KALECategory:Rhymes:Basque/e#KALECategory:Rhymes:Basque/e/2 syllables#KALE
- Hyphenation: ka‧le
Noun
kale inanCategory:Basque lemmas#KALECategory:Basque nouns#KALECategory:Basque entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Basque inanimate nouns#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | kale | kalea | kaleak | kaleok |
| ergative | kalek | kaleak | kaleek | kaleok |
| dative | kaleri | kaleari | kaleei | kaleoi |
| genitive | kaleren | kalearen | kaleen | kaleon |
| comitative | kalerekin | kalearekin | kaleekin | kaleokin |
| causative | kalerengatik | kalearengatik | kaleengatik | kaleongatik |
| benefactive | kalerentzat | kalearentzat | kaleentzat | kaleontzat |
| instrumental | kalez | kaleaz | kaleez | kaleotaz |
| inessive | kaletan | kalean | kaleetan | kaleotan |
| locative | kaletako | kaleko | kaleetako | kaleotako |
| allative | kaletara | kalera | kaleetara | kaleotara |
| terminative | kaletaraino | kaleraino | kaleetaraino | kaleotaraino |
| directive | kaletarantz | kalerantz | kaleetarantz | kaleotarantz |
| destinative | kaletarako | kalerako | kaleetarako | kaleotarako |
| ablative | kaletatik | kaletik | kaleetatik | kaleotatik |
| partitive | kalerik | — | — | — |
| prolative | kaletzat | — | — | — |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kale”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “kale”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Czech
Pronunciation
Verb
kaleCategory:Czech non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Czech verb forms#KALECategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
kaleCategory:Dutch non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Dutch adjective forms#KALECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- inflection of kaal:
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-FinnicCategory:Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#KALECategory:Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic#KALE *kalëh (“husk, chaff”), probably borrowed and derived from Proto-GermanicCategory:Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KALE *skalō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑleˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#KALECategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#KALE
- Rhymes: -ɑleCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑle#KALECategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑle/2 syllables#KALE
- Syllabification(key): ka‧le
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧le
Noun
kaleCategory:Finnish lemmas#KALECategory:Finnish nouns#KALECategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Declension
| 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. | ||
See also
Further reading
- “kale”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Ladino
Etymology
Perhaps from CatalanCategory:Ladino terms derived from Catalan#KALE cal, from the verb caldre; perhaps influenced by PortugueseCategory:Ladino terms derived from Portuguese#KALE cabe, from the verb caber.
Verb
kaleCategory:Ladino lemmas#KALECategory:Ladino verbs#KALECategory:Ladino entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Noun
kalèCategory:Lithuanian non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Lithuanian noun forms#KALECategory:Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- instrumental singular of kalė̃ (“bitch”)
Noun
kãleCategory:Lithuanian non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Lithuanian noun forms#KALECategory:Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
kaleCategory:Lower Sorbian non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Lower Sorbian noun forms#KALECategory:Lower Sorbian entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Makasar
Pronunciation
Noun
kale (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨙ)Category:Makasar lemmas#KALECategory:Makasar nouns#KALECategory:Makasar entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Category:mak:Body#KALEMiddle English
Noun
kaleCategory:Middle English lemmas#KALECategory:Middle English nouns#KALECategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- alternative form of col
Moore
Etymology
from FrenchCategory:Moore terms borrowed from French#KALECategory:Moore terms derived from French#KALE caler
Pronunciation
Verb
kaleCategory:Moore lemmas#KALECategory:Moore verbs#KALECategory:Moore entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- to hold or block with a wedge
Morelos Nahuatl
Noun
kaleCategory:Morelos Nahuatl lemmas#KALECategory:Morelos Nahuatl nouns#KALECategory:Morelos Nahuatl entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Category:nhm:Architecture#KALEPolish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.lɛ/Category:Polish 2-syllable words#KALECategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#KALE
- Rhymes: -alɛCategory:Rhymes:Polish/alɛ#KALECategory:Rhymes:Polish/alɛ/2 syllables#KALE
- Syllabification: ka‧le
Noun
kale mCategory:Polish non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Polish noun forms#KALECategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Romani
Adjective
kaleCategory:Romani non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Romani adjective forms#KALECategory:Romani entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
kale (Cyrillic spelling кале)Category:Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Serbo-Croatian verb forms#KALECategory:Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian verb form entries#KALECategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Noun
kale (Cyrillic spelling кале)Category:Serbo-Croatian non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Serbo-Croatian noun forms#KALECategory:Requests for accents in Serbo-Croatian noun form entries#KALECategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- accusative plural of kal
Swahili
Etymology
From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le.
Pronunciation
Noun
kale class IX (plural kale class X)Category:Swahili lemmas#KALECategory:Swahili nouns#KALECategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Swahili class IX nouns#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Adjective
-a kale (invariable)Category:Swahili lemmas#KALECategory:Swahili adjectives#KALECategory:Swahili indeclinable adjectives#KALECategory:Swahili entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Synonyms
Antonyms
Category:sw:Time#KALESwedish
Adjective
kaleCategory:Swedish non-lemma forms#KALECategory:Swedish adjective forms#KALECategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish#KALECategory:Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#KALE قلعه (kal'a), قله (kale), from Classical PersianCategory:Turkish terms derived from Classical Persian#KALE قلعه (qal'a), from ArabicCategory:Turkish terms derived from Arabic#KALE قَلْعَةٌ (qalʕatun, “fort, fortress”). Compare also Azerbaijani qala, Uzbek qalʼa, Kazakh қала (qala), etc.
Category:Turkish terms derived from Arabic#KALECategory:Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ق ل ع#KALEPronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑˈle/, [kɑ̈.l̠ʲe̞]Category:Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation#KALE
Category:Turkish terms with audio pronunciation#KALEAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: ka‧le
Noun
kale (definite accusative kaleyi, plural kaleler)Category:Turkish lemmas#KALECategory:Turkish nouns#KALECategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#KALECategory:Pages with entries#KALECategory:Pages with 19 entries#KALE
- fort, castle, fortress, stronghold
- (chessCategory:tr:Chess#KALE) rook
- (sportsCategory:tr:Sports#KALE) goal (an area into which the players attempt to put the ball)
- (politicsCategory:tr:Politics#KALE) stronghold (of an ideology)
Declension
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Derived terms
See also
| Chess pieces in Turkish · satranç taşları (see also: satranç) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| şah | vezir | kale | fil | at | piyon |
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kale”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
