cauld
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Scots [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in some dialects)
- IPA: /kald/ (Doric and most Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in Doric)
The second pronunciation occurs in Scots dialects with the cat-caught merger (where both are pronounced /kat/; not to be confused with the cot-caught merger), but the first occurs in those who have it.
Adjective [edit]
cauld (comparative caulder, superlative cauldest)
- Cold.
