kold

See also: köld and køld

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish kald, from Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“cold”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɒl/, [kʰʌlˀ]
  • Rhymes: -ɒl

Adjective

kold

  1. cold (having a low temperature)
  2. cold (unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling)

Inflection
Inflection of kold
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular kold koldere koldest2
Neuter singular koldt koldere koldest2
Plural kolde koldere koldest2
Definite attributive1 kolde koldere koldeste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kelta, of Baltic origin, compare Lithuanian geltas (“yellow”) and Latvian dzelta, dzelte (“ground pine”). Cognate to Finnish kelta.

Noun

kold (genitive kolla, partitive kolda)

  1. species of moss from the genus Lycopodium ; ground pine

Declension
Declension of kold (type külm)
singular plural
nominative kold kollad
genitive kolla koldade
partitive kolda koldi / koldasid
illative kolda / kollasse koldadesse / kollisse
inessive kollas koldades / kollis
elative kollast koldadest / kollist
allative kollale koldadele / kollile
adessive kollal koldadel / kollil
ablative kollalt koldadelt / kollilt
translative kollaks koldadeks / kolliks
terminative kollani koldadeni
essive kollana koldadena
abessive kollata koldadeta
comitative kollaga koldadega

Derived terms

German Low German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German kôlt, from Old Saxon kāld.

The A became an O through the effect of the velarised L in the same manner as in Dutch koud. Cognate with Dutch koud, West Frisian kâld, German kalt, English cold, Danish kold.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʰɔːɫt/

Adjective

kold (comparative köller, superlative köllst)

  1. cold

Declension
Positive forms of kold
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is kold se is kold dat is kold se sünd kold
partitive een kolls een kolls wat kolls allens koll
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative kolle kolle kold kolle
oblique kollen kolle kold kolle
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de kolle de kolle dat kolle de kollen
oblique den kollen de kolle dat kolle de kollen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en kolle en kolle en kold/kollet (keen) kollen
oblique en kollen en kolle en kold/kollet (keen) kollen
Comparative forms of kold
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is köller se is köller dat is köller se sünd köller
partitive een köllers een köllers wat köllers allens köller
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative köllere köllere köller köllere
oblique köllern köllere köller köllere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de köllere de köllere dat köllere de köllern
oblique den köllern de köllere dat köllere de köllern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en köllere en köllere en köller (keen) köllern
oblique en köllern en köllere en köller (keen) köllern
Superlative forms of kold
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is de Köllste se is de Köllste dat is dat Köllste se sünd de Köllsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative köllste köllste köllst köllste
oblique köllsten köllste köllst köllste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative de köllste de köllste dat köllste de köllsten
oblique den köllsten de köllste dat köllste de köllsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative en köllste en köllste en köllst (keen) köllsten
oblique en köllsten en köllste en köllst (keen) köllsten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

Middle Low German

Adjective

kôld

  1. Alternative spelling of kôlt.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • (Voss) IPA(key): [kold]

Adjective

kold f

  1. (dialectal, Voss, Hardanger) feminine singular of kald’u
  2. (dialectal, Setesdal) feminine singular of kald’e
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