iskall

Swedish

Etymology

is (“ice”) +‎ kall (“cold”)

Adjective

iskall (comparative iskallare, superlative iskallast)

1. ice cold, freezing cold (very cold, though not necessarily below freezing)

   iskall Jägermeister

   ice-cold Jägermeister

   Det är iskallt ute

   It's freezing cold outside

2. ice-cold, distant or coolheaded

Declension

Inflection of iskall

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	iskall	iskallare	iskallast
neuter singular	iskallt	iskallare	iskallast
plural	iskalla	iskallare	iskallast
masculine plural2	iskalle	iskallare	iskallast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	iskalle	iskallare	iskallaste
all	iskalla	iskallare	iskallaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

• smällkall
• svinkall

References

• iskall in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• iskall in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• iskall in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)