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

   Synonym: helmingi meiri

2. two-faced, deceitful

   Synonym: falskur

Declension

positive forms of tvöfaldur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	tvöfaldur	tvöföld	tvöfalt
	accusative	tvöfaldan	tvöfalda
	dative	tvöföldum	tvöfaldri	tvöföldu
	genitive	tvöfalds	tvöfaldrar	tvöfalds
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	tvöfaldir	tvöfaldar	tvöföld
	accusative	tvöfalda
	dative	tvöföldum
	genitive	tvöfaldra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	tvöfaldi	tvöfalda	tvöfalda
	acc/dat/gen	tvöfalda	tvöföldu
	plural (all-case)	tvöföldu

Derived terms

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