keal

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See also: ke'al

West Frisian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Frisian kale, from Proto-West Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz. Cognate with English callow.

Adjective[edit]

keal

  1. bald, hairless
    Myn pake hat in keale holle.
    My grandpa has a bald head.
  2. bare
    Dy beammen binne keal.
    Those trees are bare.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of keal
uninflected keal
inflected keale
comparative kealder
kealer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial keal kealder
kealer		 it kealst
it kealste
indefinite c. sing. keale kealdere
kealere		 kealste
n. sing. keal kealder
kealer		 kealste
plural keale kealdere
kealere		 kealste
definite keale kealdere
kealere		 kealste
partitive keals kealders
kealers		 —
Further reading[edit]
  • “keal (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Frisian *kāl, *kalf, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun[edit]

keal n (plural keallen, diminutive kealtsje)

  1. calf (young cow)
    As de keallen op it iis dûnsje.
    If the calves dance on the ice.
Further reading[edit]
  • “keal (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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