kaldur

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaltʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -altʊɹ

Adjective

kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)

1. cold

Declension

Declension of kaldur (a8)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kaldur	køld	kalt
accusative	kaldan	kalda	kalt
dative	køldum	kaldari	køldum
genitive	kalds	kaldar/ kaldrar	kalds
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kaldir	kaldar	køld
accusative	kaldar	kaldar	køld
dative	køldum	køldum	køldum
genitive	kalda kaldra	kalda kaldra	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 (“cold”), from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz (“cold”), from Proto-Germanic *kalaną (“to be cold”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold; to freeze”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaltʏr/

  Rhymes: -altʏr

Adjective

kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)

1. (of a thing) cold; having a low temperature

   Synonym: svalur

   Antonym: heitur

   Kalt járn.

   Cold iron.

   Mér er kalt á höndunum.

   My hands are cold.

2. (of the weather) cold; causing the air to be cold
3. cold; unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling

   Synonyms: óvinsamlegur, kuldalegur

   Köld augu.

   Cold eyes.

   Kaldur svipur.

   A cold look.

4. cool, calm

   Synonyms: svalur, óhræddur, rólegur

Declension

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kaldur	köld	kalt
	accusative	kaldan	kalda
	dative	köldum	kaldri	köldu
	genitive	kalds	kaldrar	kalds
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kaldir	kaldar	köld
	accusative	kalda
	dative	köldum
	genitive	kaldra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kaldi	kalda	kalda
	acc/dat/gen	kalda	köldu
	plural (all-case)	köldu

positive forms of kaldur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	kaldari	kaldari	kaldara
	plural (all-case)	kaldari

comparative forms of kaldur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kaldastur	köldust	kaldast
	accusative	kaldastan	kaldasta
	dative	köldustum	kaldastri	köldustu
	genitive	kaldasts	kaldastrar	kaldasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kaldastir	kaldastar	köldust
	accusative	kaldasta
	dative	köldustum
	genitive	kaldastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kaldasti	kaldasta	kaldasta
	acc/dat/gen	kaldasta	köldustu
	plural (all-case)	köldustu

superlative forms of kaldur

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