foldil

Volapük

Etymology

From fol (“four”) +‎ dil (“part”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /folˈdil/

Noun

foldil (nominative plural foldils)

  1. quarter (one of four equal parts)
    • 1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:
      Tü d. 16id gustula lätik foldil tumyela epasetikon, das pädan romakatulik: ‚Johann Martin Schleyer’: datikan Volapüka edeadom.
      On the 16th of August of this year, a quarter of a century has passed since the Roman-Catholic priest Johann Martin Schleyer, the inventor of Volapük, has died.
  2. quarter (of an hour)
    • 1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:
      Vipob binön tö stajon tü foldil düpa bü deveg trena.
      I wish to be at the station a quarter of an hour before the train starts.

Declension

Declension of foldil
singular plural
nominative foldil foldils
genitive foldila foldilas
dative foldile foldiles
accusative foldili foldilis
vocative 1 o foldil! o foldils!
predicative 2 foldilu foldilus

1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

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