kald

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See also: kâld and -kald

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kall.

Noun

kald n (singular definite kaldet, plural indefinite kald)

  1. vocation, calling; an inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career
  2. office, official appointment, post
  3. (rare) call (the act of calling to someone)
    1. call, phone call
      Synonym: ring
  4. call, say, decision
    Det er ikke mit kald. ― It's not my call.

Inflection

Declension of kald
neuter
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kald kaldet kald kaldene
genitive kalds kaldets kalds kaldenes

Verb

kald

  1. imperative of kalde

References

Gothic

Romanization

kald

  1. romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Adjective

kald (neuter singular kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldere, indefinite superlative kaldest, definite superlative kaldeste)

  1. cold

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Akin to English cold.

Pronunciation

Adjective

kald (neuter kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldare, indefinite superlative kaldast, definite superlative kaldaste)

  1. cold

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kald.

Compare with English cald, Old Frisian kald, Old High German kalt, and Old Norse kaldr.

Adjective

kald (comparative kaldoro, superlative kaldost)

  1. cold

Declension

Positive forms of kald
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative kald kald kald kalde, kalda kalda kald, kalda
accusative kaldan, kalden kalda kald kalda, kalde kalda kald, kalda
genitive kaldes, kaldas kaldara, kaldaro kaldes, kaldas kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero
dative kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldaro, kaldaru, kaldara kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldun, kaldon, kaldum kaldun, kaldon kaldun, kaldon, kaldum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldo, kalda kalda, kalde kalda, kalde kaldon, kaldun kaldon, kaldun, kaldan kaldon, kaldun
accusative kaldon, kaldan kaldun, kaldon, kaldan kalda, kalde kaldon, kaldun kaldon, kaldun, kaldan kaldon, kaldun
genitive kalden, kaldan kaldun, kaldan, kalden kalden, kaldan kaldono, kaldeno kaldono kaldono, kaldeno
dative kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldun, kaldan kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldon, kaldun kaldon, kaldun kaldon, kaldun
Comparative forms of kald (weak only)
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldoro, kaldora kaldora, kaldore kaldora, kaldore kaldoron, kaldorun kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun
accusative kaldoron, kaldoran kaldorun, kaldoron, kaldoran kaldora, kaldore kaldoron, kaldorun kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun
genitive kaldoren, kaldoran kaldorun, kaldoran, kaldoren kaldoren, kaldoran kaldorono, kaldoreno kaldorono kaldorono, kaldoreno
dative kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran kaldorun, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun kaldoron, kaldorun kaldoron, kaldorun
Superlative forms of kald
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldost kaldost kaldost kaldoste, kaldosta kaldosta kaldost, kaldosta
accusative kaldostan, kaldosten kaldosta kaldost kaldosta, kaldoste kaldosta kaldost, kaldosta
genitive kaldostes, kaldostas kaldostara, kaldostaro kaldostes, kaldostas kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero
dative kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostaro, kaldostaru, kaldostara kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum kaldostun, kaldoston kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldosto, kaldosta kaldosta, kaldoste kaldosta, kaldoste kaldoston, kaldostun kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun
accusative kaldoston, kaldostan kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostan kaldosta, kaldoste kaldoston, kaldostun kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun
genitive kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostun, kaldostan, kaldosten kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostono, kaldosteno kaldostono kaldostono, kaldosteno
dative kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostun, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun kaldoston, kaldostun kaldoston, kaldostun

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: kolt

References

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