kaldur
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kaldr, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -altʊɹ
Adjective edit
kaldur (comparative kaldari, superlative kaldastur)
Declension edit
| kaldur a8 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | kaldur | køld | kalt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | kaldan | kalda | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | køldum | kaldari | køldum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (kalds) | (kaldar/ kaldrar) |
(kalds) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | kaldir | kaldar | køld |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | kaldar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | køldum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (kalda kaldra) | ||
Antonyms edit
See also edit
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
| 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 |
superlative (strong declension)
| 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 (weak 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 |
Synonyms edit
- (having a low temperature): svalur
- (unfriendly): óvinsamlegur, kuldalegur
- (cool): svalur, óhræddur, rólegur
Antonyms edit
- (antonym(s) of "having a low temperature"): heitur
Derived terms edit
kalt meaning “cold”
kalt meaning “unfeeling”