kold

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See also: köld and køld

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish kald, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (cold).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kold

  1. cold (having a low temperature)
  2. cold (unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling)

Inflection

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Inflection of kold
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular kold koldere koldest2
Indefinite neuter singular koldt koldere koldest2
Plural kolde koldere koldest2
Definite attributive1 kolde koldere koldeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *këlta, of Baltic origin, compare Lithuanian geltas (yellow) and Latvian dzelta, dzelte (ground pine). Cognate to Finnish kelta.

Noun

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kold (genitive kolla, partitive kolda)

  1. species of moss from the genus Lycopodium ; ground pine

Declension

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Declension of kold (ÕS type 22i/külm, d-l gradation)
singular plural
nominative kold kollad
accusative nom.
gen. kolla
genitive koldade
partitive kolda koldi
koldasid
illative kolda
kollasse
koldadesse
kollisse
inessive kollas koldades
kollis
elative kollast koldadest
kollist
allative kollale koldadele
kollile
adessive kollal koldadel
kollil
ablative kollalt koldadelt
kollilt
translative kollaks koldadeks
kolliks
terminative kollani koldadeni
essive kollana koldadena
abessive kollata koldadeta
comitative kollaga koldadega

Derived terms

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German Low German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German kôlt, from Old Saxon kāld.

The A became an O through the effect of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch koud. Cognate with Dutch koud, West Frisian kâld, German kalt, English cold, Danish kold.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kold (comparative köller, superlative köllst)

  1. cold

Declension

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Middle Low German

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Adjective

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kôld

  1. Alternative spelling of kôlt.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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kold f

  1. (dialectal, Voss, Hardanger) feminine singular of kald’u
  2. (dialectal, Setesdal) feminine singular of kald’e