Wt/sco/cauld

Scots[edit | edit source]

Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

IPA^(key): /kɔld/ (Central Scots and some Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in some dialects)
IPA^(key): /kald/ (Doric and most Southern Scots dialects; [d] omitted in Doric)

The second pronunciation occurs in Scots dialects with the cat-caught merger (where both are pronounced /kat/; not to be confused with the cot-caught merger), but the first occurs in those who have it.

Adjective[edit | edit source]

Wt/sco/cauld (comparative caulder, superlative cauldest)

Cold.