gamal

See also: gåmål

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɛaːmal]

Adjective

gamal (comparative eldri, superlative elstur)

1. old

Declension

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Singular (eintal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	gamal	gomul	gamalt
Accusative (hvønnfall)	gamlan	gamla
Dative (hvørjumfall)	gomlum	gamlari	gomlum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(gamals)	(gamlar)	(gamls)
Plural (fleirtal)	m (kallkyn)	f (kvennkyn)	n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall)	gamlir	gamlar	gomul
Accusative (hvønnfall)	gamlar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	gomlum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(gamla)

Antonyms

• ungur

References

Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages) (in English), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 72

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gamall, gammal

Etymology

From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɡɑːmɑl/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

gamal (masculine and feminine gamal, neuter gamalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)

1. old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)

   Dette huset er gamalt.

   This house is old.

2. old (having existed or lived for the specified time)

   Kor gamle er dei?

   How old are they?

Antonyms

• ung

Derived terms

• gamleby
• gamleheim

References

• “gamal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.

Adjective

gamal

1. old

Declension

Declension of gamal (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gamal	gamul	gamalt
accusative	gamblan	gambla	gamalt
dative	gamblum, -om	gambli	gamblu, -o
genitive	gamals	gamblar	gamals
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gamblir, -e(r)	gamblar	gamul
accusative	gambla	gamblar	gamul
dative	gamblum, -om	gamblum, -om	gamblum, -om
genitive	gambla	gambla	gambla

Declension of gamal (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gambli, -e	gambla	gambla
accusative	gambla	gamblu, -o	gambla
dative	gambla	gamblu, -o	gambla
genitive	gambla	gamblu, -o	gambla
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o
accusative	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o
dative	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o
genitive	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o	gamblu, -o

Descendants

• Swedish: gammal