kald

See also: kâld and -kald

Danish

Noun

kald

1. vocation; An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career.

Verb

kald

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kalde

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Gothic

Romanization

kald

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Adjective

kald (neuter singular kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldere, indefinite superlative kaldest, definite superlative kaldeste)

1. cold

Synonyms

• kjølig

Antonyms

• varm
• het

Derived terms

• følelseskald
• iskald
• kaldblodig
• kaldfront
• kaldsvette
• kaldtrukket

 

Related terms

• kulde

References

• “kald” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Akin to English cold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑld/, /kɑlː/

Adjective

kald (neuter kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldare, indefinite superlative kaldast, definite superlative kaldaste)

1. cold

Synonyms

• kjølig
• sval

Antonyms

• varm
• heit

Derived terms

• iskald
• kaldblodig
• kaldfront

Related terms

• kulde

References

• “kald” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Saxon

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) From Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Compare with English cald, Old Frisian kald, Old High German kalt, and Old Norse kaldr.

Adjective

kald (comparative kaldoro, superlative kaldost)

1. cold

Declension

Positive forms of kald

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kald	kalde, kalda	kald	kalda	kald	kald, kalda
accusative	kaldan, kalden	kalda, kalde	kalda	kalda	kald	kald, kalda
genitive	kaldes, kaldas	kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero	kaldara, kaldaro	kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero	kaldes, kaldas	kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero
dative	kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldun, kaldon, kaldum	kaldaro, kaldaru, kaldara	kaldun, kaldon	kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldun, kaldon, kaldum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kaldo, kalda	kaldon, kaldun	kalda, kalde	kaldon, kaldun, kaldan	kalda, kalde	kaldon, kaldun
accusative	kaldon, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun	kaldun, kaldon, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun, kaldan	kalda, kalde	kaldon, kaldun
genitive	kalden, kaldan	kaldono, kaldeno	kaldun, kaldan, kalden	kaldono	kalden, kaldan	kaldono, kaldeno
dative	kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun	kaldun, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun	kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun

Comparative forms of kald (weak only)

Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kaldoro, kaldora	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldora, kaldore	kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran	kaldora, kaldore	kaldoron, kaldorun
accusative	kaldoron, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldorun, kaldoron, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran	kaldora, kaldore	kaldoron, kaldorun
genitive	kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldorono, kaldoreno	kaldorun, kaldoran, kaldoren	kaldorono	kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldorono, kaldoreno
dative	kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldorun, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun

Superlative forms of kald

Strong declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kaldost	kaldoste, kaldosta	kaldost	kaldosta	kaldost	kaldost, kaldosta
accusative	kaldostan, kaldosten	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldosta	kaldosta	kaldost	kaldost, kaldosta
genitive	kaldostes, kaldostas	kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero	kaldostara, kaldostaro	kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero	kaldostes, kaldostas	kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero
dative	kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum	kaldostaro, kaldostaru, kaldostara	kaldostun, kaldoston	kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		feminine		neuter
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	kaldosto, kaldosta	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldoston, kaldostun
accusative	kaldoston, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldoston, kaldostun
genitive	kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostono, kaldosteno	kaldostun, kaldostan, kaldosten	kaldostono	kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostono, kaldosteno
dative	kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldostun, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun

Descendants

• Middle Low German: kold, kolt
  • Low German:
    • German Low German: kold, kol, kolt, koolt, koold
    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: käult

      Sauerländisch: kàld

      Westmünsterländisch: kold

  • Plautdietsch: kolt