ual
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Frisian ald, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *ald. Cognates include West Frisian âld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Föhr-Amrum) [uɐ̯l], (Sylt) [ɔɐ̯l]
Adjective
ual (comparative ääler or ialer, superlative äälst or ialst)
- (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) old
- en ualen maan (Föhr-Amrum) / en ual Man (Sylt) ― an old man
- en ual wüf / Wüf (both dialects) ― an old woman
- Jongen an ualen gung ap bi Ödersem strun tu baasin. (Föhr-Amrum)
- Young and old are going to Utersum beach to bathe.
Inflection
| masculine | feminine / neuter |
plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | ual | |||
| attributive | ualen | ual | ual | |
| independent | ualen | |||
| partitive | uals | — | ||
| comparative | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | ääler | |||
| attributive | ääleren | ääler | ääler | |
| independent | ääleren | |||
| partitive | äälers | — | ||
| superlative | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | am äälsten | |||
| attributive | — | äälst | äälst | |
| independent | äälsten | |||
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | ual | |||
| attributive | ||||
| independent | ualen | ual | ualen | |
| partitive | uals | — | ||
| comparative | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | ialer | |||
| attributive | ||||
| independent | ialeren | ialer | ialeren | |
| partitive | ialers | — | ||
| superlative | ||||
| predicative / adverbial | am ialsten | |||
| attributive | ialst | |||
| independent | — | ialst | ialsten | |