kál

See also kal, and kål

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kál, from Old English cawel, caul, cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kʰɔɑːl]

  Rhymes: -ɔɑːl

Noun

kál n (genitive singular káls, plural kál)

1. cabbage (Brassica)

Declension

n3	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kál	kálið	kál	kálini
Accusative	kál	kálið	kál	kálini
Dative	káli	kálinum	kálum	kálunum
Genitive	káls	kálsins	kála	kálanna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kál, from Old English cawel, caul, cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʰauːl/

  Rhymes: -auːl

Noun

kál n (genitive singular káls, uncountable)

1. a plant of the genus Brassica; cabbage, kale, cole, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, etc.

Declension

declension of kál

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kál	kálið
accusative	kál	kálið
dative	káli	kálinu
genitive	káls	kálsins

Derived terms

• blómkál
• hvítkál
• rósakál
• rauðkál
• spergilkál
• kálböggull
• kálhaus

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.