kall

Albanian

Alternative forms

• këllas
• kalloj
• qëlloj

Etymology

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

Verb

kall (aorist kalla, participle kallë)

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

Derived terms

• kalla
• kallëzoj

---

Elfdalian

Etymology

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

Noun

kall m

1. man (male human)
2. husband

Declension

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰatl/
• Rhymes: -atl

Noun

kall n (genitive singular kalls, nominative plural köll)

1. call, shout

Declension

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

• (call, shout): hróp, óp, hljóð

Related terms

• kalla (“to call”)

---

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kall

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kalle

---

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kall

1. imperative of kalla

---

Swedish

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kal/

• audio:

  (file)

Adjective

kall

1. cold; having a low temperature.
2. unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

Inflection

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

•  kyla