"-fald" meaning in Swedish

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Suffix

Etymology: From Old Swedish -falder, from Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with Danish -fold. The noun suffix is a calque of German -falt, as in Einfalt (“simplicity, simple-mindedness”), equivalent to -faldighet, as in trefaldighet (“trinity, threefoldness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|-falder}} Old Swedish -falder, {{inh|sv|non|-faldr}} Old Norse -faldr, {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*-falþaz}} Proto-Germanic *-falþaz, {{cog|da|-fold}} Danish -fold, {{clq|sv|de|-falt|nocap=1}} calque of German -falt Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix}} -fald
  1. (obsolete) -fold Tags: morpheme, obsolete Synonyms: -faldig
    Sense id: en--fald-sv-suffix-SmD4Hymj
  2. -ness, -ity Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--fald-sv-suffix-GYoW3VVX Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -falt (english: used to make adverbs)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "used to make adverbs",
      "translation": "used to make adverbs",
      "word": "-falt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "-falder"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish -falder",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-faldr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -faldr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-fold"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish -fold",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-falt",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of German -falt",
      "name": "clq"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish -falder, from Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with Danish -fold. The noun suffix is a calque of German -falt, as in Einfalt (“simplicity, simple-mindedness”), equivalent to -faldighet, as in trefaldighet (“trinity, threefoldness”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-fald",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "-fold"
      ],
      "id": "en--fald-sv-suffix-SmD4Hymj",
      "links": [
        [
          "-fold",
          "-fold"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) -fold"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-faldig"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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              11,
              15
            ],
            [
              21,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              9
            ],
            [
              29,
              32
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Diversity rather than simplicity.",
          "text": "Hellre mångfald än enfald.",
          "translation": "Diversity rather than simplicity.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ness, -ity"
      ],
      "id": "en--fald-sv-suffix-GYoW3VVX",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-fald"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish suffixes",
    "Swedish terms calqued from German",
    "Swedish terms derived from German",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "used to make adverbs",
      "translation": "used to make adverbs",
      "word": "-falt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "-falder"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Swedish -falder",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-faldr"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -faldr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-falþaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-falþaz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "-fold"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish -fold",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "de",
        "3": "-falt",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "calque of German -falt",
      "name": "clq"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Swedish -falder, from Old Norse -faldr, from Proto-Germanic *-falþaz. Cognate with Danish -fold. The noun suffix is a calque of German -falt, as in Einfalt (“simplicity, simple-mindedness”), equivalent to -faldighet, as in trefaldighet (“trinity, threefoldness”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-fald",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-fold"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-fold",
          "-fold"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) -fold"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-faldig"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
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              15
            ],
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              6,
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            ],
            [
              29,
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "Diversity rather than simplicity.",
          "text": "Hellre mångfald än enfald.",
          "translation": "Diversity rather than simplicity.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ness, -ity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ness",
          "-ness"
        ],
        [
          "-ity",
          "-ity"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-fald"
}

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