gammal
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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.
Noun[edit]
gammal (neuter singular gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)
- alternative form of gammel
References[edit]
- “gammal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative forms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gammal (masculine and feminine gammal, neuter gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)
- Alternative form of gamal
References[edit]
- “gammal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. Compare Danish gammel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
gammal (comparative äldre, superlative äldst)
- old (having existed for a long time)
- Antonym: ung
- Mormor är gammal
- Grandma is old
- en gammal tradition
- an old tradition
- old (of a specified age)
- Hon är 43 år gammal
- She is 43 years old
- Hur gammal är du?
- How old are you?
- old (having been something for a long time)
- en gammal vän
- an old friend
- old (previous, former)
- hennes gamla pojkvän
- her old boyfriend
Declension[edit]
Inflection of gammal | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | gammal | äldre | äldst |
Neuter singular | gammalt | äldre | äldst |
Plural | gamla | äldre | äldst |
Masculine plural3 | gamla | äldre | äldst |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gamle | äldre | äldste |
All | gamla | äldre | äldsta |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- gamling (“old person”)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- gammal in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gammal in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gammal in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gammal in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)
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