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

• tvöföld neitun
• tvöfaldur í roðinu (a double-dealer)