kalt

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Dutch [edit]

Verb [edit]

kalt

  1. second- and third-person singular present indicative of kallen
  2. plural imperative of kallen

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Faroese [edit]

Adjective [edit]

kalt

  1. neuter nominative or accusative of kaldur

German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German kalt, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Cognate to Low German kold, koolt, Dutch koud, English cold, Danish kold, Swedish kall.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

kalt (comparative kälter, superlative am kältesten)

  1. cold, chilly; the physical perception of something (objects, weather, body etc.) to have a low temperature
  2. calm, restrained, passionless
  3. cold, frigid (especially when referring to emotions)

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Derived terms [edit]

  • bitterkalt
  • kalt bleiben - keep one's temper
  • kalten Blutes - in cold blood
  • kalter Brand - gangrene
  • kaltes Fieber - ague

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Latvian [edit]

Verb [edit]

kalt tr., 1st conj., pres. kaļu, kal, kaļ, past kalu

  1. to hew

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Old High German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, whence also Old Saxon kald, Old English cald, Old Norse kaldr, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳𐍃 (kalds). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Adjective [edit]

kalt

  1. cold

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