khalt
Cimbrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kalt, from Old High German kalt, from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz. Cognate with German kalt, English cold.
Adjective edit
khalt (comparative khéltor, superlative dar khéltorste)
Declension edit
Positive forms of khalt
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist khalt | zi ist khalt | is ist khalt | ze zèint khalt | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar khalte | de khalta | 's khalte | de khalten |
| accusative | in khalten | de khalta | 's khalte | de khalten | |
| dative | me khalten | dar khalten | me khalten | in khalten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an khaltar | an khalta | an khaltes | (khòone) khalten |
| accusative | an khalten | an khalta | an khaltes | (khòone) khalten | |
| dative | aname khalten | anara khalten | aname khalten | (khòonen) khalten | |
| without article | nominative | khalte | |||
| accusative | khalte | ||||
| dative | khalten | ||||
Comparative forms of khalt
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist khéltor | zi ist khéltor | is ist khéltor | ze zèint khéltor | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar khéltore | de khéltora | 's khéltore | de khéltorn |
| accusative | in khéltorn | de khéltora | 's khéltore | de khéltorn | |
| dative | me khéltorn | dar khéltorn | me khéltorn | in khéltorn | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an khéltorar | an khéltora | an khéltors | (khòone) khéltorn |
| accusative | an khéltorn | an khéltora | an khéltors | (khòone) khéltorn | |
| dative | aname khéltorn | anara khéltorn | aname khéltorn | (khòonen) khéltorn | |
| without article | nominative | khéltore | |||
| accusative | khéltore | ||||
| dative | khéltorn | ||||
Superlative forms of khalt
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | èar ist dar khéltorste | zi ist dar khéltorsta | is ist dar khéltorste | ze zèint dar khéltorste | |
| with definite article | nominative | dar khéltorste | de khéltorsta | 's khéltorste | de khéltorsten |
| accusative | in khéltorsten | de khéltorsta | 's khéltorste | de khéltorsten | |
| dative | me khéltorsten | dar khéltorsten | me khéltorsten | in khéltorsten | |
| with indefinite article | nominative | an khéltorstar | an khéltorsta | an khéltorstes | (khòone) khéltorsten |
| accusative | an khéltorsten | an khéltorsta | an khéltorstes | (khòone) khéltorsten | |
| dative | aname khéltorsten | anara khéltorsten | aname khéltorsten | (khòonen) khéltorsten | |
| without article | nominative | khéltorste | |||
| accusative | khéltorste | ||||
| dative | khéltorsten | ||||
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “khalt” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien