keal

See also: ke'al

West Frisian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɪə̯l/

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian kale, from Proto-West Germanic *kalu, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz. Cognate with English callow.

Adjective

keal

  1. bald, hairless
    Myn pake hat in keale holle.
    My grandpa has a bald head.
  2. bare
    Dy beammen binne keal.
    Those trees are bare.
Inflection
Inflection of keal
uninflected keal
inflected keale
comparative kealder
kealer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial kealkealder
kealer		it kealst
it kealste
indefinite c. sing. kealekealdere
kealere		kealste
n. sing. kealkealder
kealer		kealste
plural kealekealdere
kealere		kealste
definite kealekealdere
kealere		kealste
partitive kealskealders
kealers		—
Further reading
  • “keal (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

From Old Frisian *kāl, *kalf, from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz.

Noun

keal n (plural keallen, diminutive kealtsje)

  1. calf (young cow)
    As de keallen op it iis dûnsje.
    If the calves dance on the ice.
Further reading
  • “keal (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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