Kälte

See also: kalte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Analysable as kalt +‎ -e. Cognate with Dutch kou, koude, an alteration of Middle Dutch kelde (similarly perhaps English cold).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛltə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: Kelte

Noun

Kälte f (genitive Kälte, no plural)

  1. coldness; cold

Declension

Declension of Kälte [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Kälte
genitive einer der Kälte
dative einer der Kälte
accusative eine die Kälte

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Kälte” in Duden online
  • “Kälte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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