kvalm

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German qualm. Cognate with German Qualm, German quellen and Dutch kwalm.

Noun

kvalm c (singular definite kvalmn, not used in plural form)

  1. (rare) objection or protest; fuss
  2. (rare) noise; spectacle

Adjective

kvalm (neuter kvalmt, plural and definite singular attributive kvalme)

  1. thick, muggy, polluted air in a particular place

Inflection

Inflection of kvalm
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular kvalm — —2
indefinite neuter singular kvalmt — —2
plural kvalme — —2
definite attributive1 kvalme — —

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Verb

kvalm

  1. imperative of kvalme

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German qualm.

Adjective

kvalm (masculine and feminine kvalm, neuter kvalmt, definite singular and plural kvalme, comparative kvalmere, indefinite superlative kvalmest, definite superlative kvalmeste)

  1. nauseous, sick
  2. close, stuffy

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German qualm.

Adjective

kvalm (neuter kvalmt, definite singular and plural kvalme, comparative kvalmare, indefinite superlative kvalmast, definite superlative kvalmaste)

  1. nauseous, sick
  2. close, stuffy

References

Swedish

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Middle Low German qualm. Cognate with German Qualm, Dutch kwalm.

Noun

kvalm n (uncountable)

  1. nauseating air, stuffy air

Declension

Declension of kvalm
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kvalm kvalms
definite kvalmet kvalmets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Derived terms

Further reading

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