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Kälte

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Analysable as kalt +‎ -e. Cognate with Dutch kou, koude, an alteration of Middle Dutch kelde (similarly perhaps English cold).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Kälte f (genitive Kälte, no plural)

  1. coldness; cold

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kälte” in Duden online
  • Kälte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache