gammal

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative froms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.

Noun

gammal (neuter singular gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)

  1. alternative form of gammel

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gamall; comparative and superlative froms from Old Norse ellri and Old Norse ellztr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɡɑmːɑl/ (example of pronunciation)

Adjective

gammal (masculine and feminine gammal, neuter gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)

  1. Alternative form of gamal

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. Compare Danish gammel.

Pronunciation
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Adjective

gammal (comparative äldre, superlative äldst)

  1. old; something which has existed for a long period of time.

Declension
Inflection of gammal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gammal äldre äldst
Neuter singular gammalt äldre äldst
Plural 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.

Antonyms
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