kalfjäll

Swedish

Etymology

kal (“bare”) +‎ fjäll (“mountain”)

Noun

kalfjäll n

1. (often in the singular definite) area in the mountains above the tree line

   uppe på kalfjället

   up above the tree line / on the bare mountain

   storm på kalfjället

   storm up in the mountains (above the tree line)

Usage notes

Usually of Nordic mountains.

Declension

Declension of kalfjäll
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kalfjäll	kalfjället	kalfjäll	kalfjällen
Genitive	kalfjälls	kalfjällets	kalfjälls	kalfjällens

See also

• högfjäll
• trädgräns (“tree line”)

References

• kalfjäll in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalfjäll in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalfjäll in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)