kaldur
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Etymology
From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)
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
See also
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
Adjective
kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)
- (of a thing) cold; having a low temperature
- Kalt járn.
- Cold iron.
- Mér er kalt á höndunum.
- My hands are cold.
- (of the weather) cold; causing the air to be cold
- cold; unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling
- Köld augu.
- Cold eyes.
- Kaldur svipur.
- A cold look.
- cool, calm
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaldari | kaldari | kaldara |
| accusative | kaldari | kaldari | kaldara |
| dative | kaldari | kaldari | kaldara |
| genitive | kaldari | kaldari | kaldara |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kaldari | kaldari | kaldari |
| accusative | kaldari | kaldari | kaldari |
| dative | kaldari | kaldari | kaldari |
| genitive | kaldari | kaldari | kaldari |
comparative
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaldastur | köldust | kaldast |
| accusative | kaldastan | kaldasta | kaldast |
| dative | köldustum | kaldastri | köldustu |
| genitive | kaldasts | kaldastrar | kaldasts |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | kaldastir | kaldastar | köldust |
| accusative | kaldasta | kaldastar | köldust |
| dative | köldustum | köldustum | köldustum |
| genitive | kaldastra | kaldastra | kaldastra |
superlative (strong declension)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaldasti | kaldasta | kaldasta |
| accusative | kaldasta | köldustu | kaldasta |
| dative | kaldasta | köldustu | kaldasta |
| genitive | kaldasta | köldustu | kaldasta |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | köldustu | köldustu | köldustu |
| accusative | köldustu | köldustu | köldustu |
| dative | köldustu | köldustu | köldustu |
| genitive | köldustu | köldustu | köldustu |
superlative (weak declension)
Synonyms
- (having a low temperature): svalur
- (unfriendly): óvinsamlegur, kuldalegur
- (cool): svalur, óhræddur, rólegur
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “having a low temperature”): heitur
Derived terms
kalt meaning “cold”
- blákaldur
- ískaldur
- kaldi bakki
- kalt stríð
- vera kalt
kalt meaning “unfeeling”
- kalt á milli
- vera kalt til
See also
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