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gammal
gammal
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
gammal (masculine and feminine gammal, neuter gammalt, definite singular and plural gamle, comparative eldre, indefinite superlative eldst, definite superlative eldste)
- Alternative form of gamal
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old Swedish gamal, from Old Norse gamall, from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz. Compare Danish gammel.
Adjective
gammal (comparative äldre, superlative äldst)
- old; something which has existed for a long period of time.
Declension
| Inflection of gammal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | 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 an attributive role. | |||