kaldur

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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

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Singular (eintal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) kaldur køld kalt
Accusative (hvønnfall) kaldan kalda
Dative (hvørjumfall) køldum kaldari køldum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (kalds) (kaldar/
kaldrar) 		(kalds)
Plural (fleirtal) m (kallkyn) f (kvennkyn) n (hvørkikyn)
Nominative (hvørfall) kaldir kaldar køld
Accusative (hvønnfall) kaldar
Dative (hvørjumfall) køldum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (kalda
kaldra)

Antonyms

See also

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
    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
    Köld augu.
    Cold eyes.
    Kaldur svipur.
    A cold look.
  4. cool, calm

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldur köld kalt
accusative kaldan kalda kalt
dative köldum kaldri köldu
genitive kalds kaldrar kalds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldir kaldar köld
accusative kalda kaldar köld
dative köldum köldum köldum
genitive kaldra kaldra kaldra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldi kalda kalda
accusative kalda köldu kalda
dative kalda köldu kalda
genitive kalda köldu kalda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative köldu köldu köldu
accusative köldu köldu köldu
dative köldu köldu köldu
genitive köldu köldu köldu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldari kaldari kaldara
accusative kaldari kaldari kaldara
dative kaldari kaldari kaldara
genitive kaldari kaldari kaldara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldari kaldari kaldari
accusative kaldari kaldari kaldari
dative kaldari kaldari kaldari
genitive kaldari kaldari kaldari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldastur köldust kaldast
accusative kaldastan kaldasta kaldast
dative köldustum kaldastri köldustu
genitive kaldasts kaldastrar kaldasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldastir kaldastar köldust
accusative kaldasta kaldastar köldust
dative köldustum köldustum köldustum
genitive kaldastra kaldastra kaldastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative kaldasti kaldasta kaldasta
accusative kaldasta köldustu kaldasta
dative kaldasta köldustu kaldasta
genitive kaldasta köldustu kaldasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative köldustu köldustu köldustu
accusative köldustu köldustu köldustu
dative köldustu köldustu köldustu
genitive köldustu köldustu köldustu

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “having a low temperature”): heitur

Derived terms

kalt meaning “cold”
kalt meaning “unfeeling”

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia