gammal

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

gammal (neuter singular gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)

1. alternative form of gammel

References

• “gammal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. Alternative form of gamal

References

• “gammal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. Compare Danish gammel.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

gammal (comparative äldre, superlative äldst)

1. old; something which has existed for a long period of time.

Declension

Inflection of gammal
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	gammal	äldre	äldst
Neuter singular	gammalt	äldre	äldst
Plural	gamla	äldre	äldst
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	gamle	äldre	äldste
All	gamla	äldre	äldsta
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Antonyms

• ung