Kälte
Meaning
coldness; cold
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛltə/
Etymology
From Middle High German kelte, from Old High German kaltī, from Proto-West Germanic *kaldī. Analysable as kalt + -e. Cognate with Dutch kou, koude, an alteration of Middle Dutch kelde (similarly perhaps English cold).
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