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German
Etymology
From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Analysable as kalt + -e. Cognate with Dutch kou, koude, an alteration of Middle Dutch kelde (similarly perhaps English cold).
Pronunciation
Noun
Kälte f (genitive Kälte, no plural)
- coldness; cold
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Further reading
- “Kälte” in Duden online
- “Kälte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache