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gammal

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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

  1. (rare) alternative form of gammel

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²ɡamːal/, [²ɡämːäl̪]
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Adjective

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gammal (comparative äldre, superlative äldst)

  1. old (having existed for a long time)
    Antonym: ung
    Mormor är gammal
    Grandma is old
    en gammal tradition
    an old tradition
  2. old (of a specified age)
    Hon är 43 år gammal
    She is 43 years old
    Hur gammal är du?
    How old are you?
  3. old (having been something for a long time)
    en gammal vän
    an old friend
  4. old (previous, former)
    Synonym: (previous) tidigare
    hennes gamla pojkvän
    her old boyfriend

Declension

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Inflection of gammal
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular gammal äldre äldst
neuter singular gammalt äldre äldst
plural gamla äldre äldst
masculine plural2 gamla äldre äldst
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 gamle äldre äldste
all gamla äldre äldsta

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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