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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.
Noun
gammal (neuter singular gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)
- alternative form of gammel
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gammal (masculine and feminine gammal, neuter gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)
- Alternative form of gamal
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. Compare Danish gammel.
Pronunciation
Adjective
gammal (comparative äldre, superlative äldst)
- old (having existed for a long time)
- Antonym: ung
Mormor är gammal- Grandma is old
en gammal tradition- an old tradition
- old (of a specified age)
Hon är 43 år gammal- She is 43 years old
Hur gammal är du?- How old are you?
- old (having been something for a long time)
en gammal vän- an old friend
- old (previous, former)
hennes gamla pojkvän- her old boyfriend
Declension
| Inflection of gammal
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| Indefinite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative2
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| Common singular
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gammal
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äldre
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äldst
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| Neuter singular
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gammalt
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äldre
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äldst
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| Plural
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gamla
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äldre
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äldst
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| Masculine plural3
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gamla
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äldre
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äldst
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| Definite
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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| Masculine singular1
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gamle
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äldre
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äldste
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| All
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gamla
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äldre
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äldsta
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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
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