cald

See also: CALD and cəld

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cal(i)dus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkalt]

Adjective

cald (feminine calda, masculine plural calds, feminine plural caldes)

1. (archaic) hot

   Synonym: calent

Noun

cald m (plural calds)

1. (archaic) heat

   Synonym: calda

Further reading

• “cald”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

Lombard

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cal(i)dus.

Adjective

cald

1. warm

Megleno-Romanian

Alternative forms

• caldu

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cal(i)dus. Compare Romanian cald, Aromanian caldu.

Adjective

cald

1. hot

Antonyms

• ratsi

Related terms

• ạncălzǫs
• căloari

Middle English

Adjective

cald

1. alternative form of cold

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑld/, [kɑɫd]

Etymology 1

Adjective

cald (comparative caldra, superlative caldast) (Anglian)

1. alternative form of ċeald

Declension

Declension of cald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	cald	cald	cald
Accusative	caldne	calde	cald
Genitive	caldes	caldre	caldes
Dative	caldum	caldre	caldum
Instrumental	calde	caldre	calde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	calde	calda, calde	cald
Accusative	calde	calda, calde	cald
Genitive	caldra	caldra	caldra
Dative	caldum	caldum	caldum
Instrumental	caldum	caldum	caldum

Declension of cald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	calda	calde	calde
Accusative	caldan	caldan	calde
Genitive	caldan	caldan	caldan
Dative	caldan	caldan	caldan
Instrumental	caldan	caldan	caldan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	caldan	caldan	caldan
Accusative	caldan	caldan	caldan
Genitive	caldra, caldena	caldra, caldena	caldra, caldena
Dative	caldum	caldum	caldum
Instrumental	caldum	caldum	caldum

Descendants

• English: cold

Etymology 2

Noun

cald n

1. alternative spelling of ċeald

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	cald	cald
accusative	cald	cald
genitive	caldes	calda
dative	calde	caldum

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cal(i)dus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kald/

• Audio:

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Adjective

cald m or n (feminine singular caldă, masculine plural calzi, feminine and neuter plural calde)

1. warm
2. scorching, hot- in the same context as words such as fierbinte
3. fresh, in the same context as words such as proaspăt

Declension

Declension of cald

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	cald		caldă		calzi	calde
	definite	caldul		calda		calzii	caldele
genitive- dative	indefinite	cald		calde		calzi	calde
	definite	caldului		caldei		calzilor	caldelor

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “warm, hot”): rece

Related terms

• căldare
• căldură
• încălzi
• călâi
• scălda

See also

• fierbinte