kall

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *kalei-, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (“to prick, jab (into); thrust (into)”). Cognate to Lithuanian kálti (“to strike, forge”) and Russian коло́ть (kolótʹ, “to prick, jab, hoe, hack”).[1]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

kall (aorist kalla, participle kallë)

  1. to stick (on, into), put (up), thrust, instigate

References[edit]

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 210

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *kapna, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂wep- (“smoke, seethe”).

Verb[edit]

kall (aorist kalla, participle kallë)

  1. to burn
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat”). The exact formation may be either *kolh₂-sos, whence also Proto-Slavic *kolsъ (“ear of grain”),[1][2][3] or *kolh₂-os, whence also Proto-Slavic *kolъ (“stake”).[4]

Noun[edit]

kall m

  1. (Arbëresh) straw, chaff
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891), “kał”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 168
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolsъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), issue 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 152
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “kalli”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167
  4. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 211–212

Elfdalian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognate with Swedish karl.

Noun[edit]

kall m

  1. man (male human)
  2. husband

Declension[edit]

Declension of kall
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kall kalln kaller kallär
accusative kall kalln kalla kallą
dative kalle kallem kallum kallum(e)
genitive kalles kallemes - kallumes

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kall n (genitive singular kalls, nominative plural köll)

  1. call, shout

Declension[edit]

declension of kall
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kall kallið köll köllin
accusative kall kallið köll köllin
dative kalli kallinu köllum köllunum
genitive kalls kallsins kalla kallanna

Synonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

kall m

  1. Alternative spelling of karl

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

kall

  1. imperative of kalle

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse kall. See also the verb kalla (“to call”).

Noun[edit]

kall n (definite singular kallet, indefinite plural kall, definite plural kalla)

  1. a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise
  2. an office and/or the geographic area of said office
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kar. Cognates include Elfdalian kall and Swedish karl.

Noun[edit]

kall m (definite singular kallen, indefinite plural kallar, definite plural kallane)

  1. an old man
    Synonym: gubbe
  2. a married man, husband
    kall og kjerring ― husband and wife
  3. dude, bloke, guy, chap, man
    Synonym: kar
  4. (folklore) (a general term for) a male supernatural creature
  5. a male bird
    Synonyms: hannfugl, stegg
  6. an old tree (with its crown cut)
  7. (often in compounds) an axle
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

kall

  1. imperative of kalla

Etymology 4[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kall

  1. Misspelling of kald.

References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the verb kalla (“to call, shout”).

Noun[edit]

kall n (genitive kalls)

  1. call, cry, shouting
  2. appellation, name

Declension[edit]

  Declension of kall (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kall kallit kǫll kǫllin
accusative kall kallit kǫll kǫllin
dative kalli kallinu kǫllum kǫllunum
genitive kalls kallsins kalla kallanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Danish: kald
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kall
  • Icelandic: kall
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kall
  • Swedish: kall

References[edit]

  • “kall”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Swedish kalder, kaller, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kal/
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Adjective[edit]

kall

  1. cold; having a low temperature.
  2. unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of kall
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kall kallare kallast
Neuter singular kallt kallare kallast
Plural kalla kallare kallast
Masculine plural3 kalle kallare kallast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kalle kallare kallaste
All kalla kallare kallaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Old Norse kall. Related to Swedish and Old Norse verb kalla.

Noun[edit]

kall n

  1. a calling (strong urge to dedicate oneself to something, often an occupation felt to have a higher purpose)
  2. (rare) a call (of an animal)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kall 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kall kallet kall kallen
Genitive kalls kallets kalls kallens

References[edit]

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