Kälte

See also: kalte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-Germanic *kaldį̄. Analysable as kalt +‎ -e. Cognate with Dutch kou, koude, an alteration of Middle Dutch kelde (similarly perhaps English cold).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɛltə/

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• Homophone: Kelte

Noun

Kälte f (genitive Kälte, no plural)

1. coldness; cold

Derived terms

Derived terms

• Eiseskälte
• Kälteanlage
• Kältemaschine

• Kältestarre
• Kältetherapie

Further reading

• “Kälte” in Duden online