kältere

Kältere is the inflected form of the German adjective kalt in the comparative degree. The base comparative is kälter, formed with umlaut from a to ä and the ending -er. The form kältere appears in attributive position with different gender, number, and case endings, depending on the determiner and noun.

Usage and examples

- Der kältere Tag is a common nominative masculine singular construction after a definite article.

- Die kältere Nacht shows the same form for feminine singular after a definite article.

- Das kältere Wetter illustrates the neuter singular with a definite article.

- Die kälteren Tage is the plural form in nominative or accusative after a determiner.

- In phrases like in der kälteren Version or mit der kälteren Temperatur, kältere appears in feminine dative with the ending -en.

The form kältere is therefore one of several inflected endings of the comparative form of kalt. In contexts with no determiner or with strong declension, the plural tends to use kältere or kälteren depending on case. For example: kältere Temperaturen (plural, no determiner, nominative/accusative).

Etymology and related terms

Kältere derives from kalt with the comparative suffix -er, incorporating the umlaut in the stem. Related words include kalt (cold), Kälte (coldness), and temperature-related terms such as Temperatur or Temperaturunterschied.

Notes

Correct use depends on gender, number, and case of the noun phrase. The spelling kältere reflects standard German orthography, including the umlaut in the stem for comparative forms.