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gamal
gamal
See also: gåmål
Faroese
Adjective
gamal (comparative eldri, superlative elstur)
Declension
| gamal a33 | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | gamal | gomul | gamalt |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | gamlan | gamla | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | gomlum | gamlari | gomlum |
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (gamals) | (gamlar) | (gamls) |
| Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | gamlir | gamlar | gomul |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | gamlar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | gomlum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (gamla) | ||
Antonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaːmal/ (example of pronunciation)
Etymology
Adjective
gamal (masculine and feminine gamal, neuter gamalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)
- old (having existed for a relatively long period of time)
- Dette huset er gamalt.
- This house is old.
- Dette huset er gamalt.
- old (having existed or lived for the specified time)
- Kor gamle er dei?
- How old are they?
- Kor gamle er dei?
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- “gamal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz.
Adjective
gamal
Declension
Declension of gamal (strong)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gamal | gamul | gamalt |
| accusative | gamblan | gambla | gamalt |
| dative | gamblum, -om | gambli | gamblu, -o |
| genitive | gamals | gamblar | gamals |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gamblir, -e(r) | gamblar | gamul |
| accusative | gambla | gamblar | gamul |
| dative | gamblum, -om | gamblum, -om | gamblum, -om |
| genitive | gambla | gambla | gambla |
Declension of gambler (weak)
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gambli, -e | gambla | gambla |
| accusative | gambla | gamblu, -o | gambla |
| dative | gambla | gamblu, -o | gambla |
| genitive | gambla | gamblu, -o | gambla |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o |
| accusative | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o |
| dative | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o |
| genitive | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o | gamblu, -o |
Descendants
- Swedish: gammal