kaliber

See also: Kaliber

Dutch

Etymology

From French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”). Origin uncertain, perhaps, from Latin qua libra (“of what dimensions, weight”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧ber

Noun

kaliber n (plural kalibers, diminutive kalibertje n)

1. calibre

Descendants

• → Indonesian: kaliber

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kaliber, from French calibre (“bore of a gun, size, capacity (literally, and figuratively), also weight”). Semantic loan from English calibre for "capacity or compass of mind" sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaˈli.bər]
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧bêr

Noun

kaliber

1. calibre, caliber
   1. Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
   2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
   3. (figurative, colloquial) capacity or compass of mind.

Derived terms

• berkaliber

 

Further reading

• “kaliber” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

Noun

kaliber n (definite singular kaliberet, indefinite plural kaliber or kalibre, definite plural kalibra or kalibrene)

1. calibre, or caliber (US)

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine. The forms kaliberen, kalibere, kalibrer, and kaliberne were then made obsolete.

References

• “kaliber” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

Noun

kaliber n (definite singular kaliberet, indefinite plural kaliber, definite plural kalibera)

1. calibre, or caliber (US)

Usage notes

• Prior to a revision in 2020, this noun was also considered grammatically masculine. The masculine forms kaliberen, kalibrar, and kalibrane were then made obsolete.

References

• “kaliber” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French calibre, from Arabic قَالِب (qālib), from Classical Syriac ܩܠܒܝܕ (/⁠*qālobīḏ⁠/, “last”), from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopódion, “last”), diminutive of καλόπους (kalópous, “last”), compound of κᾶλον (kâlon, “wood”) and πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈli.bɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ibɛr
• Syllabification: ka‧li‧ber

Noun

kaliber m inan

1. calibre

Declension

Declension of kaliber

	singular
nominative	kaliber
genitive	kalibru
dative	kalibrowi
accusative	kaliber
instrumental	kalibrem
locative	kalibrze
vocative	kalibrze

Further reading

• kaliber in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kaliber in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

kaliber c

1. calibre