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Swedish

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Etymology

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Calque of Middle Low German -valdich, equivalent to -fald +‎ -ig. Compare Danish -foldig, Dutch -voudig.

Suffix

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-faldig

  1. -fold; suffixing a number, creating an adjective

Declension

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Inflection of -faldig
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular -faldig
neuter singular -faldigt
plural -faldiga
masculine plural2 -faldige
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 -faldige
all -faldiga

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • faldig”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
  • -faldig in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)