khalt

Cimbrian

Alternative forms

• kalt (Tredici Comuni)

Etymology

From Middle High German kalt, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz. Cognate with German kalt, English cold.

Adjective

khalt (comparative khéltor, superlative dar khéltorste)

1. (Luserna, Sette Comuni) cold

Declension

Positive forms of khalt

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist khalt	zi ist khalt	is ist khalt	ze zèint khalt
with definite article	nominative	dar khalte	de khalta	's khalte	de khalten
	accusative	in khalten	de khalta	's khalte	de khalten
	dative	me khalten	dar khalten	me khalten	in khalten
with indefinite article	nominative	an khaltar	an khalta	an khaltes	(khòone) khalten
	accusative	an khalten	an khalta	an khaltes	(khòone) khalten
	dative	aname khalten	anara khalten	aname khalten	(khòonen) khalten
without article	nominative				khalte
	accusative				khalte
	dative				khalten

Comparative forms of khalt

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist khéltor	zi ist khéltor	is ist khéltor	ze zèint khéltor
with definite article	nominative	dar khéltore	de khéltora	's khéltore	de khéltorn
	accusative	in khéltorn	de khéltora	's khéltore	de khéltorn
	dative	me khéltorn	dar khéltorn	me khéltorn	in khéltorn
with indefinite article	nominative	an khéltorar	an khéltora	an khéltors	(khòone) khéltorn
	accusative	an khéltorn	an khéltora	an khéltors	(khòone) khéltorn
	dative	aname khéltorn	anara khéltorn	aname khéltorn	(khòonen) khéltorn
without article	nominative				khéltore
	accusative				khéltore
	dative				khéltorn

Superlative forms of khalt

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		èar ist dar khéltorste	zi ist dar khéltorsta	is ist dar khéltorste	ze zèint dar khéltorste
with definite article	nominative	dar khéltorste	de khéltorsta	's khéltorste	de khéltorsten
	accusative	in khéltorsten	de khéltorsta	's khéltorste	de khéltorsten
	dative	me khéltorsten	dar khéltorsten	me khéltorsten	in khéltorsten
with indefinite article	nominative	an khéltorstar	an khéltorsta	an khéltorstes	(khòone) khéltorsten
	accusative	an khéltorsten	an khéltorsta	an khéltorstes	(khòone) khéltorsten
	dative	aname khéltorsten	anara khéltorsten	aname khéltorsten	(khòonen) khéltorsten
without article	nominative				khéltorste
	accusative				khéltorste
	dative				khéltorsten

Related terms

• khélte

Further reading

• “khalt” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien