tvöfaldur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tvífaldr, from Proto-Germanic *twifaldaz, equivalent to tveir (“two”) and -faldur (“-fold”).

Adjective

tvöfaldur (not comparable)

  1. double, twice as much
  2. two-faced, deceitful

Declension
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvöfaldur tvöföld tvöfalt
accusative tvöfaldan tvöfalda tvöfalt
dative tvöföldum tvöfaldri tvöföldu
genitive tvöfalds tvöfaldrar tvöfalds
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvöfaldir tvöfaldar tvöföld
accusative tvöfalda tvöfaldar tvöföld
dative tvöföldum tvöföldum tvöföldum
genitive tvöfaldra tvöfaldra tvöfaldra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvöfaldi tvöfalda tvöfalda
accusative tvöfalda tvöföldu tvöfalda
dative tvöfalda tvöföldu tvöfalda
genitive tvöfalda tvöföldu tvöfalda
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative tvöföldu tvöföldu tvöföldu
accusative tvöföldu tvöföldu tvöföldu
dative tvöföldu tvöföldu tvöföldu
genitive tvöföldu tvöföldu tvöföldu

Synonyms
  • (double): helmingi meiri
  • (two-faced): falskur

Derived terms
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