kalfjäll

Swedish

Etymology

kal (“bare”) +‎ fjäll (“mountain”)

Noun

kalfjäll n

  1. (often in the singular definite) area in the mountains above the tree line
    uppe på kalfjället
    up above the tree line / on the bare mountain
    storm på kalfjället
    storm up in the mountains (above the tree line)

Usage notes

Usually of Nordic mountains.

Declension

Declension of kalfjäll
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kalfjäll kalfjälls
definite kalfjället kalfjällets
plural indefinite kalfjäll kalfjälls
definite kalfjällen kalfjällens

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