kald

See also: kâld and -kald

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse kall.

Noun

kald n (singular definite kaldet, plural indefinite kald)

1. vocation, calling; an inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career
2. office, official appointment, post
3. (rare) call (the act of calling to someone)
   1. call, phone call [since 1994]

      Synonym: ring

4. call, say, decision

   Det er ikke mit kald. ― It's not my call.

Inflection

Declension of kald

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kald	kaldet	kald	kaldene
genitive	kalds	kaldets	kalds	kaldenes

Verb

kald

1. imperative of kalde

References

• “kald” in Den Danske Ordbog

Gothic

Romanization

kald

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌳

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.

Adjective

kald (neuter singular kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldere, indefinite superlative kaldest, definite superlative kaldeste)

1. cold

Synonyms

• kjølig

Antonyms

• varm
• het

Derived terms

• følelseskald
• iskald
• kaldblodig
• kaldfront
• kaldsvette
• kaldtrukket

Related terms

• kulde

References

• “kald” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. Akin to English cold.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑld/, /kɑlː/

Adjective

kald (neuter kaldt, definite singular and plural kalde, comparative kaldare, indefinite superlative kaldast, definite superlative kaldaste)

1. cold

Synonyms

• kjølig
• sval

Antonyms

• varm
• heit

Derived terms

• iskald
• kaldblodig
• kaldfront

Related terms

• kulde

References

• “kald” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kald.

Compare with English cald, Old Frisian kald, Old High German kalt, and Old Norse kaldr.

Adjective

kald (comparative kaldoro, superlative kaldost)

1. cold

Declension

Positive forms of kald

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kald	kald	kald	kalde, kalda	kalda	kald, kalda
accusative	kaldan, kalden	kalda	kald	kalda, kalde	kalda	kald, kalda
genitive	kaldes, kaldas	kaldara, kaldaro	kaldes, kaldas	kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero	kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero	kaldaro, kaldoro, kaldero
dative	kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldaro, kaldaru, kaldara	kaldumu, kaldum, kaldun, kaldun, kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldun, kaldon, kaldum	kaldun, kaldon	kaldun, kaldon, kaldum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kaldo, kalda	kalda, kalde	kalda, kalde	kaldon, kaldun	kaldon, kaldun, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun
accusative	kaldon, kaldan	kaldun, kaldon, kaldan	kalda, kalde	kaldon, kaldun	kaldon, kaldun, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun
genitive	kalden, kaldan	kaldun, kaldan, kalden	kalden, kaldan	kaldono, kaldeno	kaldono	kaldono, kaldeno
dative	kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldun, kaldan	kaldon, kalden, kaldan	kaldon, kaldun	kaldon, kaldun	kaldon, kaldun

Comparative forms of kald (weak only)

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kaldoro, kaldora	kaldora, kaldore	kaldora, kaldore	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun
accusative	kaldoron, kaldoran	kaldorun, kaldoron, kaldoran	kaldora, kaldore	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldoron, kaldorun, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun
genitive	kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldorun, kaldoran, kaldoren	kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldorono, kaldoreno	kaldorono	kaldorono, kaldoreno
dative	kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldorun, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldoren, kaldoran	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldoron, kaldorun	kaldoron, kaldorun

Superlative forms of kald

Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kaldost	kaldost	kaldost	kaldoste, kaldosta	kaldosta	kaldost, kaldosta
accusative	kaldostan, kaldosten	kaldosta	kaldost	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldosta	kaldost, kaldosta
genitive	kaldostes, kaldostas	kaldostara, kaldostaro	kaldostes, kaldostas	kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero	kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero	kaldostaro, kaldostoro, kaldostero
dative	kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostaro, kaldostaru, kaldostara	kaldostumu, kaldostum, kaldostun, kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum	kaldostun, kaldoston	kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostum
Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kaldosto, kaldosta	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun
accusative	kaldoston, kaldostan	kaldostun, kaldoston, kaldostan	kaldosta, kaldoste	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldoston, kaldostun, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun
genitive	kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostun, kaldostan, kaldosten	kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostono, kaldosteno	kaldostono	kaldostono, kaldosteno
dative	kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldostun, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldosten, kaldostan	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldoston, kaldostun	kaldoston, kaldostun

Descendants

• Middle Low German: kold, kolt
  • Low German: kald
    • German Low German: kold, kol, koll, kolt, koolt, koold
    • Westphalian:

      Ravensbergisch-Lippisch: käult

      Lippisch: kault

      Sauerländisch: kàld

      Westmünsterländisch: kold

  • Plautdietsch: kolt

References

• Köbler, Gerhard, Altsächsisches Wörterbuch (5th edition 2014)