Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/feþurfalþaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *feþur- +‎ *-falþaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɸe.θur.ˈɸɑl.θɑz/

Adjective

*feþurfalþaz

  1. quadruple, fourfold

Inflection

Declension of *feþurfalþaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *feþurfalþaz *feþurfalþō *feþurfalþą, *-at(ō) *feþurfalþai *feþurfalþôz *feþurfalþō
accusative *feþurfalþanǭ *feþurfalþǭ *feþurfalþą, *-at(ō) *feþurfalþanz *feþurfalþōz *feþurfalþō
genitive *feþurfalþas, *feþurfalþis *feþurfalþaizōz *feþurfalþas, *feþurfalþis *feþurfalþaizǫ̂ *feþurfalþaizǫ̂ *feþurfalþaizǫ̂
dative *feþurfalþammai *feþurfalþaizōi *feþurfalþammai *feþurfalþaimaz *feþurfalþaimaz *feþurfalþaimaz
instrumental *feþurfalþanō *feþurfalþaizō *feþurfalþanō *feþurfalþaimiz *feþurfalþaimiz *feþurfalþaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *feþurfalþô *feþurfalþǭ *feþurfalþô *feþurfalþaniz *feþurfalþōniz *feþurfalþōnō
accusative *feþurfalþanų *feþurfalþōnų *feþurfalþô *feþurfalþanunz *feþurfalþōnunz *feþurfalþōnō
genitive *feþurfalþiniz *feþurfalþōniz *feþurfalþiniz *feþurfalþanǫ̂ *feþurfalþōnǫ̂ *feþurfalþanǫ̂
dative *feþurfalþini *feþurfalþōni *feþurfalþini *feþurfalþammaz *feþurfalþōmaz *feþurfalþammaz
instrumental *feþurfalþinē *feþurfalþōnē *feþurfalþinē *feþurfalþammiz *feþurfalþōmiz *feþurfalþammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: fēowerfeald, fēarfeald
    • Middle English: fourefold, fourfold
  • Old Saxon: *fiorfald
    • Middle Low German: vērvōlt, vērvōld, vērvalt, viervalt
  • Old Dutch: *fiorfald
    • Middle Dutch: *viervoult
      • Dutch: viervoud
  • Old High German: fiorfalt, fiorfalt
    • Middle High German: viervalt
      • German: vierfalt (obsolete), vierfältig
  • Old Norse: ferfaldr
    • Icelandic: ferfaldur
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs)