*fuldō
Runic: ᚠᚢᛚᛞᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɸul.dɔː/noun · feminine · ō-stem
Meanings
- earth, ground
- field
- the world
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *pl̥th₂éh₂, feminine form of the adjective "flat", from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (‘flat’). In view of the Indo-Iranian cognates (Sanskrit पृथिवी (pṛthivī) (pṛthivī), Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬡𐬍 (pərəθβī) (pər^əθβī)), Kroonen suggests it was used with the word for "land" in a sacral context.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | fuldō | fuldôz |
| Acc. | fuldǭ | fuldōz |
| Gen. | fuldōz | fuldǫ̂ |
| Dat. | fuldōi | fuldōmaz |
| Inst. | fuldō | fuldōmiz |
| Voc. | fuldō | fuldôz |
Descendants
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foldu (Old English)
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folde, fold (Middle English)
- fold (English)
- fold (Scots)
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folde, fold (Middle English)
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folde (Old English)
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folde, fold (Middle English)
- fold (English)
- fold (Scots)
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folde, fold (Middle English)
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folda (Old Saxon)
- velt (Middle Low German)
- *fulta (Old High German)
- (in placenames: Fuldaha
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fold (Old Norse)
- fold (Faroese)
- fold (Icelandic)
- fold, foll (Norwegian)