kál

See also: kal, kål, kaļ, ką̊l, kał, and -kál

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaːl]

Participle

kál

1. masculine singular past active participle of kát

Emilian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌl/

Adjective

kál m (feminine singular klà, masculine plural kí, feminine plural kál)

1. (in conjunction with kè) this

   Kál gāt kè l-ê rás.

   This cat is red.

2. (in conjunction with lè) that (medial deixis)

   Kál gāt lè l-ê rás.

   That cat (near the addressee) is red.

3. (in conjunction with là) that, yon (distal deixis)

   Kál gāt là l-ê rás.

   That cat (far from both the speaker and the addressee) is red.

Alternative forms

• kl- is used in the masculine singular, before a vowel.
• kl’ is used in the feminine singular, before a vowel.
• k- is used in the masculine plural, before a vowel.
• kálj is used in the feminine plural, before a vowel.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse kál, from Old English cawel, caul, cāl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”), from Proto-Indo-European *kaw(ǝ)l or *kowos (“tubular bone, pipe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰɔaːl/
• Rhymes: -ɔaːl

Noun

kál n (genitive singular káls, plural kál)

1. cabbage (Brassica)

Declension

Declension of kál
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

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰauːl/

  Rhymes: -auːl

Noun

kál n (genitive singular káls, no plural)

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 (“cauliflower”)
• grænkál (“kale”)
• hnúðkál (“kohlrabi”)
• hvítkál (“white cabbage”)
• rauðkál (“red cabbage”)
• rósakál (“Brussels sprout”)
• spergilkál (“broccoli”)

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old English cawel.

Noun

kál n

1. cabbage, kale

Declension

  Declension of kál (strong a-stem, singular only)

neuter	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kál	kálit
accusative	kál	kálit
dative	káli	kálinu
genitive	káls	kálsins

Descendants

• Icelandic: kál
• Faroese: kál
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kål
• Norwegian Bokmål: kål
• Swedish: kål
• Danish: kål

References

• kál in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.