-fald

See also: fald and fałd

Middle English

Suffix

-fald

  1. alternative form of -fold

Old English

Suffix

-fald

  1. alternative form of -feald

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz (“-fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *-pel-to- (“-fold”).

Cognate with Old Frisian -fald, Old English -feald (English -fold), Old High German -falt (German -falt), Old Norse -faldr, Gothic -𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (-falþs).

Suffix

-fald

  1. suffix denoting multiplication, or consisting of so many parts; -fold
    ēnfald "simple", "consisting of a single aspect", "onefold"
    managfald "manifold"

Declension

Declension of -fald
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative fald fald fald falde faldu falde
accusative faldana fald falda falde faldu falde
genitive faldes faldes faldaro faldarō faldarō faldarō
dative faldumu faldumu faldaro faldum faldum faldum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative faldo falda falda faldu
accusative faldun falda faldun faldun
genitive faldun faldun faldun faldonō
dative faldun faldun faldun faldum
Comparative forms of -fald (weak only)
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative faldoro faldora faldora faldoru
accusative faldorun faldora faldorun faldorun
genitive faldorun faldorun faldorun faldoronō
dative faldorun faldorun faldorun faldorum
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Strong declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative faldost faldost faldost faldoste faldoste faldostu
accusative faldostana faldost faldosta faldoste faldoste faldostu
genitive faldostes faldostes faldostaro faldostarō faldostarō faldostarō
dative faldostumu faldostumu faldostaro faldostum faldostum faldostum
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine
nominative faldosto faldosta faldosta faldostu
accusative faldostun faldosta faldostun faldostun
genitive faldostun faldostun faldostun faldostonō
dative faldostun faldostun faldostun faldostum
Old Saxon terms suffixed with -fald
enfald
managfald

Descendants

  • Low German: -foolt

Scots

Suffix

-fald

  1. alternative form of -fauld

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish -falder, from Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with Danish -fold. The noun suffix is a calque of German -falt, as in Einfalt (“simplicity, simple-mindedness”), equivalent to -faldighet, as in trefaldighet (“trinity, threefoldness”).

Suffix

-fald

  1. (obsolete) -fold
    Synonym: -faldig (used to make adjectives)
  2. -ness, -ity
    Hellre mångfald än enfald.
    Diversity rather than simplicity.

Derived terms

  • -falt (used to make adverbs)

References

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