kallt

Kallt is a Swedish adjective meaning "cold." It describes temperature and can also be used in a figurative sense to denote emotional coldness or a lack of warmth. In sentences, kalt is the neuter singular form of the adjective kall;Other gender and number forms follow Swedish adjective inflection rules, for example with common gender nouns or plural forms.

The word has its origins in the Germanic language family. It is historically related to Old Norse kaldr and has cognates in neighboring Scandinavian languages, such as Danish koldt and Norwegian kaldt. The similarities reflect shared Germanic roots for describing low temperatures and coldness.

Kallt appears in everyday weather descriptions, objects, and environments, as in Det är kallt ute ("It is cold outside") and Ett kallt vatten or Ett kallt rum ("a cold room"). It also occurs in figurative expressions and idioms, such as i kallt blod ("in cold blood"), used to describe actions done without emotion. The term can be combined with other words to convey degrees of coldness or to describe cold-related conditions, for example kallt väder, kallt vatten, or kyliga miljöer.

In usage, kalt functions as a standard descriptive adjective and as an adverb in contexts like Det känns kallt här, where the sense is that the environment feels cold. Related terms include kall, kylig, and kyla, which cover related nuances of temperature perception and emotional distance.

See also: temperature descriptors in Swedish, related adjectives, and common idioms involving cold.