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Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kalei-, from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (to prick, jab (into); thrust (into)). Cognate to Lithuanian kálti (to strike, forge) and Russian коло́ть (kolótʹ, to prick, jab, hoe, hack).[1]

Alternative forms

Verb

kall (aorist kalla, participle kallë)

  1. to stick (on, into), put (up), thrust, instigate

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 210

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *kapna, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂wep- (smoke, seethe).

Verb

kall (aorist kalla, participle kallë)

  1. to burn
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Albanian *kalsa, from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (to beat). The exact formation may be either *kolh₂-sos, whence also Proto-Slavic *kolsъ (ear of grain),[1][2][3] or *kolh₂-os, whence also Proto-Slavic *kolъ (stake).[4]

Noun

kall m

  1. (Arbëresh) straw, chaff
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “kał”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 168
  2. ^ Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1983), “*kolsъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь), Moscow: Nauka, page 152
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalli”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 167
  4. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 211–212

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognate with Swedish karl.

Noun

kall m

  1. man (male human)
  2. husband

Declension

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

kall n (genitive singular kalls, nominative plural köll)

  1. call, shout
    Synonyms: hróp, óp, hljóð
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

kall m (genitive singular kalls, nominative plural kallar)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative spelling of karl
Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kall

  1. imperative of kalle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kall. See also the verb kalla (to call).

Noun

kall n (definite singular kallet, indefinite plural kall, definite plural kalla)

  1. a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise
  2. an office and/or the geographic area of said office
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kar. Cognates include Elfdalian kall and Swedish karl.

Noun

kall m (definite singular kallen, indefinite plural kallar, definite plural kallane)

  1. an old man
    Synonym: gubbe
  2. a married man, husband
    kall og kjerringhusband and wife
  3. dude, bloke, guy, chap, man
    Synonym: kar
  4. (folklore) (a general term for) a male supernatural creature
  5. a male bird
    Synonyms: hannfugl, stegg
  6. an old tree (with its crown cut)
  7. (often in compounds) an axle
  8. (botany) a flower of various genera
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kall

  1. imperative of kalla

Etymology 4

Adjective

kall

  1. Misspelling of kald.

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From the verb kalla (to call, shout).

Noun

kall n (genitive kalls)

  1. call, cry, shouting
  2. appellation, name

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Danish: kald
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kall
  • Icelandic: kall
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kall
  • Swedish: kall

References

  • kall”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kalː/
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Adjective

kall

  1. cold; having a low temperature.
  2. unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
Inflection
Inflection of kall
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kall kallare kallast
neuter singular kallt kallare kallast
plural kalla kallare kallast
masculine plural2 kalle kallare kallast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kalle kallare kallaste
all kalla kallare kallaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse kall. Related to Swedish and Old Norse verb kalla.

Noun

kall n

  1. a calling (strong urge to dedicate oneself to something, often an occupation felt to have a higher purpose)
  2. (rare) a call (of an animal)
Declension

References