kaldur

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word kaldur. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word kaldur, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say kaldur in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word kaldur you have here. The definition of the word kaldur will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofkaldur, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)

  1. cold

Declension

Declension of kaldur (a8)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldur køld kalt
accusative kaldan kalda kalt
dative køldum kaldari køldum
genitive kalds kaldar/
kaldrar 		kalds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldir kaldar køld
accusative kaldar kaldar køld
dative køldum køldum køldum
genitive kalda
kaldra 		kalda
kaldra 		kalda
kaldra

Antonyms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kaldr (“cold”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz (“cold”), from Proto-Germanic *kalaną (“to be cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold; to freeze”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)

  1. (of a thing) cold; having a low temperature
    Synonym: svalur
    Antonym: heitur
    Kalt járn.
    Cold iron.
    Mér er kalt á höndunum.
    My hands are cold.
  2. (of the weather) cold; causing the air to be cold
  3. cold; unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling
    Synonyms: óvinsamlegur, kuldalegur
    Köld augu.
    Cold eyes.
    Kaldur svipur.
    A cold look.
  4. cool, calm
    Synonyms: svalur, óhræddur, rólegur

Declension

Positive forms of kaldur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldur köld kalt
accusative kaldan kalda
dative köldum kaldri köldu
genitive kalds kaldrar kalds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldir kaldar köld
accusative kalda
dative köldum
genitive kaldra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldi kalda kalda
acc/dat/gen kalda köldu
plural (all-case) köldu
Comparative forms of kaldur
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) kaldari kaldari kaldara
plural (all-case) kaldari
Superlative forms of kaldur
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldastur köldust kaldast
accusative kaldastan kaldasta
dative köldustum kaldastri köldustu
genitive kaldasts kaldastrar kaldasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldastir kaldastar köldust
accusative kaldasta
dative köldustum
genitive kaldastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldasti kaldasta kaldasta
acc/dat/gen kaldasta köldustu
plural (all-case) köldustu

Derived terms

kalt meaning “cold”
kalt meaning “unfeeling”

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia