kaldur
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -altʊɹ
Adjective
kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)
- cold
Declension
kaldur a8 | |||
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
- heitur
- lýggjur
- varmur
- flógvur
- válgur
See also
- frysta
- torna
- turrur
- vátur
- harður
- hvassur
- dustutur
- slættur
- tjúkkur
- langur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰaltʏr/
- Rhymes: -altʏr
Adjective
kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)
- (of a thing) cold; having a low temperature
- Kalt járn.
- Cold iron.
- Mér er kalt á höndunum.
- My hands are cold.
- Kalt járn.
- (of the weather) cold; causing the air to be cold
- cold; unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling
- Köld augu.
- Cold eyes.
- Kaldur svipur.
- A cold look.
- Köld augu.
- 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
- (having a low temperature): svalur
- (unfriendly): óvinsamlegur, kuldalegur
- (cool): svalur, óhræddur, rólegur
Antonyms
- (having a low temperature): heitur
Derived terms
kalt meaning “cold”
- blákaldur
- ískaldur
- kaldi bakki
- kalt stríð
- vera kalt
kalt meaning “unfeeling”
- kalt á milli
- vera kalt til
See also
- svalur