kalfjäll

Swedish

Etymology

kal (“bare”) +‎ fjäll (“mountain”)

Noun

kalfjäll n

1. (often in the singular definite) area in the mountains above the tree line

   uppe på kalfjället

   up above the tree line / on the bare mountain

   storm på kalfjället

   storm up in the mountains (above the tree line)

Usage notes

Usually of Nordic mountains.

Declension

Declension of kalfjäll

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kalfjäll	kalfjälls
	definite	kalfjället	kalfjällets
plural	indefinite	kalfjäll	kalfjälls
	definite	kalfjällen	kalfjällens

See also

• högfjäll
• trädgräns (“tree line”)

References

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