ual

See also: -ual and UAL

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• üülj (Mooring)

Etymology

From Old Frisian ald, which derives from Proto-West Germanic *ald. Cognates include West Frisian âld.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Föhr-Amrum) [uɐ̯l], (Sylt) [ɔɐ̯l]

Adjective

ual (comparative ääler or ialer, superlative äälst or ialst)

1. (Föhr-Amrum, Sylt) old

   en ualen maan (Föhr-Amrum) / en ual Man (Sylt) ― an old man

   en ual wüf / Wüf (both dialects) ― an old woman

   Jongen an ualen gung ap bi Ödersem strun tu baasin. (Föhr-Amrum)

   Young and old are going to Utersum beach to bathe.

Inflection

Inflection of ual (Föhr-Amrum dialect)

	masculine		feminine / neuter	plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	ual
attributive	ualen	ual		ual
independent				ualen
partitive	uals			—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	ääler
attributive	ääleren	ääler		ääler
independent				ääleren
partitive	äälers			—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am äälsten
attributive	—	äälst		äälst
independent				äälsten

Inflection of ual (Sylt dialect)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite
positive
predicative / adverbial	ual
attributive
independent	ualen	ual	ualen
partitive	uals		—
comparative
predicative / adverbial	ialer
attributive
independent	ialeren	ialer	ialeren
partitive	ialers		—
superlative
predicative / adverbial	am ialsten
attributive	ialst
independent	—	ialst	ialsten