twofold

English

Etymology

two +‎ -fold; cognate to Icelandic tvöfalt.

Adjective

twofold (not comparable)

1. Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument.
   • 1924, ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 5.

     some who posit both this cause and besides this the source of movement, which we have got from some as single and from other as twofold.

Translations

double

• Bulgarian: двоен (bg) (dvóen)
• Dutch: tweevoudig (nl), tweeledig (nl)
• Greek: διπλάσιος (el) (diplásios)
• Manx: dooblit (gv)
• Old English: twāfeald (ang)

• Old Saxon: twēfald
• Portuguese: duplo (pt)
• Spanish: doble (es)
• Telugu: రెండింతలు (te)

Adverb

twofold (not comparable)

1. In a double degree; doubly.

Translations

in a double degree

• Czech: dvojnásobně (cs)
• Dutch: tweevoudig (nl)
• German: zweifach (de)

• Greek: διπλάσια (el) (diplásia)
• Spanish: doblemente (es)

References

• twofold in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• twofold in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913