koolt
Low German
editAlternative forms
edit- kold (New Saxon Spelling)
Etymology
editFrom Middle Low German kōlt, kalt, from Old Saxon kald, from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel-. The a became an o through the effect of the velarised l in the same manner as in Dutch koud and English cold. Cognate with Dutch koud, West Frisian kâld, German kalt, English cold, Danish kold.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkoolt (comparative köler, superlative köölst)
Declension
editPositive forms of koolt
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is koolt | se is koolt | dat is koolt | se sünd koolt | |
partitive | een Kools | een Kools | wat Kools | allens Kool | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | kole | kole | koolt | kole |
oblique | kolen | kole | koolt | kole | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de kole | de kole | dat kole | de kolen |
oblique | den kolen | de kole | dat kole | de kolen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en kole/kolen | en kole | en koolt/kolet | (keen) kolen |
oblique | en kolen | en kole | en koolt/kolet | (keen) kolen |
Comparative forms of koolt
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is köler | se is köler | dat is köler | se sünd köler | |
partitive | een kölers | een kölers | wat kölers | allens köler | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | kölere | kölere | köler | kölere |
oblique | kölern | kölere | köler | kölere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de kölere | de kölere | dat kölere | de kölern |
oblique | den kölern | de kölere | dat kölere | de kölern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en kölere/köleren | en kölere | en köler | (keen) kölern |
oblique | en kölern | en kölere | en köler | (keen) kölern |
Superlative forms of koolt
gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Köölste | se is de Köölste | dat is dat Köölste | se sünd de Köölsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | köölste | köölste | köölst | köölste |
oblique | köölsten | köölste | köölst | köölste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de köölste | de köölste | dat köölste | de köölsten |
oblique | den köölsten | de köölste | dat köölste | de köölsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en köölste/köölsten | en köölste | en köölst | (keen) köölsten |
oblique | en köölsten | en köölste | en köölst | (keen) köölsten |
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.
Categories:
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Low German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gel-
- Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German
- Low German terms derived from Middle Low German
- Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon
- Low German terms derived from Old Saxon
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Low German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Low German lemmas
- Low German adjectives