Swedish adjective
kal
bare, leafless/kɑːl/
Meaning
bare; leafless
In Swedish: inte täckt av växtlighet (blad, buskar etc), bar, tom
Forms
| Basic form | kal | with en-words |
|---|---|---|
| Neuter | kalt | with ett-words |
| Plural and definite | kala | plural nouns, and after den / det / de |
| Comparative | kalare | “-er”, “more …” |
| Superlative | kalast | “-est”, “most …” |
Practise kal
1 / 1What does kal mean?
kal in a sentence
- kala grenarbare branches
- kala klipporbarren rocks
- en kal skallea bald head
- ett kalt träda tree without leaves
- en kal grottaa cave with nothing more than the stone walls (no moss, vines, etc.)
- kala väggarbare walls
- ett kalt ruma bare room
Questions
What does kal mean in English?
kal means “bare, leafless”.
Similar words
Origin
From or related to Old Norse *kǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“bare, bald”).
Nearby common words
kal is number 7,043 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,039bundna bound
- 7,040överväldiga overwhelm
- 7,041böjd inclined, bent
- 7,042förvarna forewarn
- 7,044vatikanen vatican
- 7,045hagelgevär shotgun
- 7,047dax pronunciation spelling of dags
- 7,048livnära to acquire one's means of subsistence; to make a living, to sustain oneself, to feed, to nourish, to sustain (like above, but for someone else)
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary