kall
Albanian
Alternative forms
- këllas
- kalloj
- qëlloj
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]
Verb
kall (first-person singular past tense kalla, participle kallë)
- I stick (on, into), put (up), thrust, instigate
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *kapna, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂wep- (“smoke, seethe”).
Verb
kall (first-person singular past tense kalla, participle kallë)
- I burn
Derived terms
- kalla
- kallëzoj
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 210
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognate with Swedish karl.
Noun
kall m
- man (male human)
- husband
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kall | kalln | kaller | kallär |
| accusative | kall | kalln | kalla | kallą |
| dative | kalle | kallem | kallum | kallum(e) |
| genitive | kalles | kallemes | - | kallumes |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰatl/
- Rhymes: -atl
Noun
kall n (genitive singular kalls, nominative plural köll)
- call, shout
Declension
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kall | kallið | köll | köllin |
| accusative | kall | kallið | köll | köllin |
| dative | kalli | kallinu | köllum | köllunum |
| genitive | kalls | kallsins | kalla | kallanna |
Synonyms
- (call, shout): hróp, óp, hljóð
Related terms
- kalla (“to call”)
Noun
kall m
- Alternative spelling of karl
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kall
- 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)
- a calling or vocation, religious or otherwise
- an office and/or the geographic area of said office
Derived terms
- prestekall
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)
- (colloquial) an old man
- Synonym: gubbe
- (colloquial) husband
- (colloquial) dude, bloke, guy, chap, man
- (folklore) (a general term for) a male supernatural creature
- a male bird
- Synonyms: hannfugl, stegg
- an old tree (with its crown cut)
- (often in compounds) an axle
Derived terms
- andekall, andkall
- fossekall
- haugkall
- kvernkall
- omnkall
- ronkall
- Torekall
- tuftekall
- tusskall
Related terms
- kjerring
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kall
- imperative of kalla
Adjective
kall
- Misspelling of kald.
References
- “kall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From the verb kalla (“to call, shout”).
Noun
kall n (genitive kalls)
- call, cry, shouting
- appellation, name
Declension
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kall | kallit | kǫll | kǫllin |
| accusative | kall | kallit | kǫll | kǫllin |
| dative | kalli | kallinu | kǫllum | kǫllunum |
| genitive | kalls | kallsins | kalla | kallanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: kall
- Norwegian Nynorsk: kall
- Norwegian Bokmål: 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): /kal/
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Adjective
kall
- cold; having a low temperature.
- unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
Inflection
| Inflection of kall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kall | kallare | kallast |
| Neuter singular | kallt | kallare | kallast |
| Plural | kalla | kallare | kallast |
| Masculine plural3 | kalle | kallare | kallast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kalle | kallare | kallaste |
| All | kalla | kallare | kallaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
See also
- kyla
Etymology 2
Related to the verb kalla
Noun
kall n
- a calling (strong urge to dedicate oneself to something, often an occupation felt to have a higher purpose)
- (rare) a call (of an animal)
Declension
| Declension of kall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kall | kallet | kall | kallen |
| Genitive | kalls | kallets | kalls | kallens |
References
- kall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kall in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)