"-falt" meaning in German

See -falt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Middle High German -valt, from Old High German -falt, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with English -fold. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|-valt}} Middle High German -valt, {{inh|de|goh|-falt}} Old High German -falt, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*-falþ}} Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*-falþaz}} Proto-Germanic *-falþaz, {{cog|en|-fold}} English -fold Head templates: {{head|de|suffix}} -falt
  1. -fold Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--falt-de-suffix-SmD4Hymj
  2. -ness Tags: morpheme Derived forms: Vielfalt, Sorgfalt, Einfalt
    Sense id: en--falt-de-suffix-5wQq73wh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-valt"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -valt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "-falt"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German -falt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-falþ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-falþ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-falþaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-falþaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-fold"
      },
      "expansion": "English -fold",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -valt, from Old High German -falt, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with English -fold.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-falt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "-fold"
      ],
      "id": "en--falt-de-suffix-SmD4Hymj",
      "links": [
        [
          "-fold",
          "-fold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Vielfalt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Sorgfalt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "word": "Einfalt"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ness"
      ],
      "id": "en--falt-de-suffix-5wQq73wh",
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        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-falt"
}
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    "German lemmas",
    "German suffixes",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Vielfalt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sorgfalt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Einfalt"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "-valt"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German -valt",
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    },
    {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*-falþ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *-falþ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-falþaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-falþaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-fold"
      },
      "expansion": "English -fold",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German -valt, from Old High German -falt, from Proto-West Germanic *-falþ, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with English -fold.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-falt",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "-fold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-fold",
          "-fold"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "-ness"
      ],
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        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-falt"
}

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