Kälte

See also: kalte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-Germanic *kaldį̄. 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)

coldness; cold

Declension

Declension of Kälte (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kälte
genitive	einer	der	Kälte
dative	einer	der	Kälte
accusative	eine	die	Kälte

Derived terms

Derived terms

Eiseskälte
Kälteanlage
Kältemaschine

Kältestarre
Kältetherapie

Further reading

Kälte in Duden online

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