kall

See also: Kall

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]

këllas, kalloj, qëlloj

Verb[edit]

kall (aorist kalla, participle kallë)

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

References[edit]

^ 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)

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

(Arbëresh) straw, chaff

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kał”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 168
^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolsъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 152
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalli”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167
^ 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

man (male human)
husband

Declension[edit]

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Declension of kall

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	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]

IPA^(key): /kʰatl/
Rhymes: -atl

Noun[edit]

kall n (genitive singular kalls, nominative plural köll)

call, shout

Declension[edit]

declension of kall

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

Synonyms[edit]

(call, shout): hróp, óp, hljóð

Related terms[edit]

kalla (“to call”)
köllun

Noun[edit]

kall m

Alternative spelling of karl

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

kall

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)

a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise
an office and/or the geographic area of said office

Derived terms[edit]

prestekall

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)

an old man
Synonym: gubbe
a married man, husband
kall og kjerring ― husband and wife
dude, bloke, guy, chap, man
Synonym: kar
(folklore) (a general term for) a male supernatural creature
a male bird
Synonyms: hannfugl, stegg
an old tree (with its crown cut)
(often in compounds) an axle
(botany) a flower of various genera

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

kjerring, kjelling

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

kall

imperative of kalla

Etymology 4[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kall

Misspelling of kald.

References[edit]

“kall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kall n (genitive kalls)

call, cry, shouting
appellation, name

Declension[edit]

Declension of kall (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kall	kallit	kǫll	kǫllin
accusative	kall	kallit	kǫll	kǫllin
dative	kalli	kallinu	kǫllum	kǫllunum
genitive	kalls	kallsins	kalla	kallanna

Derived terms[edit]

ákall

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/
audio (file)

Adjective[edit]

kall

cold; having a low temperature.
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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

kall n

a calling (strong urge to dedicate oneself to something, often an occupation felt to have a higher purpose)
(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]

[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

[2] Meyer, G. (1891) “kał”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 168

[3] Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolsъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 152

[4] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalli”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167

[5] 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

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