kald

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 [since 1994]
      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
  • IPA(key): /kɑld/, /kɑlː/

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
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative kald kalde, kalda kald kalda kald kald, kalda
accusative kaldan, kalden kalda, kalde kalda kalda kald kald, kalda
genitive kaldes, kaldas kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero kaldara, kaldaro kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero kaldes, kaldas kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero
dative kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldun, kaldon, kaldum kaldaro, kaldaru, kaldara kaldun, kaldon kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldun, kaldon, kaldum
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative kaldo, kalda kaldon, kaldun kalda, kalde kaldon, kaldun, kaldan kalda, kalde kaldon, kaldun
accusative kaldon, kaldan kaldon, kaldun kaldun, kaldon, kaldan kaldon, kaldun, kaldan kalda, kalde kaldon, kaldun
genitive kalden, kaldan kaldono, kaldeno kaldun, kaldan, kalden kaldono kalden, kaldan kaldono, kaldeno
dative kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldon, kaldun kaldun, kaldan kaldon, kaldun kaldon, kalden, kaldan kaldon, kaldun


Comparative forms of kald (weak only)
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative kaldoro, kaldora kaldoron, kaldorun kaldora, kaldore kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran kaldora, kaldore kaldoron, kaldorun
accusative kaldoron, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun kaldorun, kaldoron, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran kaldora, kaldore kaldoron, kaldorun
genitive kaldoren, kaldoran kaldorono, kaldoreno kaldorun, kaldoran, kaldoren kaldorono kaldoren, kaldoran kaldorono, kaldoreno
dative kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun kaldorun, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran kaldoron, kaldorun


Superlative forms of kald
Strong declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative kaldost kaldoste, kaldosta kaldost kaldosta kaldost kaldost, kaldosta
accusative kaldostan, kaldosten kaldosta, kaldoste kaldosta kaldosta kaldost kaldost, kaldosta
genitive kaldostes, kaldostas kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero kaldostara, kaldostaro kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero kaldostes, kaldostas kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero
dative kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum kaldostaro, kaldostaru, kaldostara kaldostun, kaldoston kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum
Weak declension
gender masculine feminine neuter
case singular plural singular plural singular plural
nominative kaldosto, kaldosta kaldoston, kaldostun kaldosta, kaldoste kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan kaldosta, kaldoste kaldoston, kaldostun
accusative kaldoston, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan kaldosta, kaldoste kaldoston, kaldostun
genitive kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostono, kaldosteno kaldostun, kaldostan, kaldosten kaldostono kaldosten, kaldostan kaldostono, kaldosteno
dative kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun kaldostun, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan kaldoston, kaldostun


Descendants
  • Middle Low German: kold, kolt
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: kold, kol, kolt, koolt, koold
      • Westphalian:
        Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: käult
        Sauerländisch: kàld
        Westmünsterländisch: kold
    • Plautdietsch: kolt
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