kelb

Maltese

Root
k-l-b
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛlp/

Noun

kelb m (plural klieb, feminine kelba, diminutive klejjeb)

  1. dog
    Fl-interess ta’ iġjene tajba, aħsel idejk qabel tagħti l-pilloli lill-kelb.
    In the interests of good hygiene, wash your hands before administering the tablets to the dog.
  2. (figuratively) cruel person, bastard, cunt, dick, dickhead
    Synonyms: aħdar, żibel, ħmieġ, demel, liba, bhima, bastid
    X’int kelb, għala tittrattaha hekk lil martek?
    You’re such a bastard, why do you treat your wife like that?

Derived terms

  • fiswet il-kelb
  • kelb il-baħar
  • Kelb is-Sema
  • kelb Labrador
  • kelb taċ-ċawċaw
  • kelb tad-dib
  • kelb tal-Alsazja
  • kelb tal-but
  • kelb tal-fenek
  • kelb tal-firma
  • kelb tal-ġejbien
  • kelb tal-Għarab
  • kelb tal-motwa
  • kelb tal-pudil
  • kelb ta’ Barbarija
  • kelb ta’ Malta
  • kelbi
  • kelbunazz
  • lsien il-kelb

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic كَلْب (kalb).

Noun

kelb c

  1. (slang) a dog (as a (sometimes bantering) invective)

Declension

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