fivefold en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English fiffold, from Old English fīffeald. Equivalent to five + -fold.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Five times as much or as many.
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(not-comparable) In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.
[W]e pay twofold adoration to the goddess who grants increase and perfection. ... Fivefold adoration to her who exists in the form of Wisdom.
1885, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, page 246:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| five-fold | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fivefoldness · fivefold ministry
Translations (38)
pt quíntupla (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · da femdobbelt (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · tl makalima (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · it quintuplo (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · grc πενταπλοῦς (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hi पचगुना (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · fr quintuple (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · gu પાંચગણું (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · bg петорен (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · de fünffach (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · enm fiffold (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · sv femdubbel (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hu ötrészes (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · ang fīffeald (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · tn gatlhano (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hi पंचगुना (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · ja 五倍 (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · ar خُمَاسِيّ (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · te ఐదింతలు (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hi पाँचगुना (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · nl vijfvoudig (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hu ötszörös (five times as much or as many) · es quíntuple (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · tr beşli (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · fi viisinkertainen (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · la quincuplex (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hu ötször akkora/annyi (five times as much or as many) · hu ötös (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · mr पाचपट (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · cs pětinásobný (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · fur cuintupli (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · haw pālima (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · sv femfaldig (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · hu ötrétű (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · sa पञ्चगुण (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · pt quíntuplo (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · pa ਪਾੰਚਗੁਨਾ (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple) · ja 五重 (in a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple)