*ainafalþaz

Runic: ᚨᛁᚾᚨᚠᚨᛚᚦᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɑi̯.nɑ.ˌɸɑl.θɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

  1. onefold, simple
  2. whole, single

Etymology

From *ainaz + *-falþaz. A calque of Latin simplex, from sem- + ‎ -plex (de Vaan 2008: 473, 553; Selihei 2018: 12).

Declension

Strong declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.ainafalþazainafalþōainafalþą, -atōainafalþaiainafalþôzainafalþō
Acc.ainafalþanǭainafalþǭainafalþą, -atōainafalþanzainafalþōzainafalþō
Gen.ainafalþas, -isainafalþaizōzainafalþas, -isainafalþaizǫ̂ainafalþaizǫ̂ainafalþaizǫ̂
Dat.aiafalþammaiainafalþaizōiaiafalþammaiainafalþaimazainafalþaimazainafalþaimaz
Inst.ainafalþanōainafalþaizōainafalþanōainafalþaimizainafalþaimizainafalþaimiz

Weak declension

CaseSg. Masc.Sg. Fem.Sg. Neut.Pl. Masc.Pl. Fem.Pl. Neut.
Nom.ainafalþôainafalþǭainafalþôainafalþanizainafalþōnizainafalþōnō
Acc.ainafalþanųainafalþōnųainafalþôainafalþanunzainafalþōnunzainafalþōnō
Gen.ainafalþinizainafalþōnizainafalþinizainafalþanǫ̂ainafalþōnǫ̂ainafalþanǫ̂
Dat.ainafalþiniainafalþōniainafalþiniaiafalþammazainafalþōmazainafalþammaz
Inst.ainafalþinēainafalþōnēainafalþinēainafalþammizainafalþōmizainafalþammiz

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Descendants

  • *ainfald (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *ēnfalt (Old Dutch)
      • eenvout (Middle Dutch)
        • eenvoude, einvoldeg, eenvuldich, eenvoudich (Middle Dutch)
          • eenvoud (Dutch)
  • *ainfald (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ānfeald (Old English)
      • onfold, anfald (Middle English)
        • onefold (English)
        • aefauld, aefald, aefaul, ae-fald, ae-faul, afawld, afald (Scots)
  • *ainfald (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ēnfald (Old Frisian)
      • eenfooldig, eenfooldich, eenfooltich, eenfoltig (Saterland Frisian)
      • ienfâldich (West Frisian)
  • *ainfald (Proto-West Germanic)
    • einfalt (Old High German)
      • einvalt, einfalt (Middle High German)
        • einfältig, Einfalt (German)
  • *ainfald (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ēnfald (Old Saxon)
      • ênvālt, ênvōlt (Middle Low German)
        • Eenfold (Low German)
          • eenfoldig (Low German)
  • einfaldr (Old Norse)
    • enfoldig (Danish)
    • einfaldur (Faroese)
    • einfaldur (Icelandic)
  • einfaldr (Old Norse)
    • ēnfalder (Old Swedish)
      • enfaldig (Swedish)
  • 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs) (Gothic)

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