koolt
Low German
Alternative forms
- kold (New Saxon Spelling)
Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /kʰɔːɫt/
Declension
Positive 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.
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