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Volapük
Etymology
From fol (“four”) + dil (“part”).
Pronunciation
Noun
foldil (nominative plural foldils)
- quarter (one of four equal parts)
1937, “‚Johann Martin Schleyer’”, in Volapükagased pro Nedänapükans, page 34:Tü d. 16id gustula lätik foldil tumyela epasetikon, das pädan romakatulik: ‚Johann Martin Schleyer’: datikan Volapüka edeadom.- On the 16th of August of this year, a quarter of a century has passed since the Roman-Catholic priest Johann Martin Schleyer, the inventor of Volapük, has died.
- quarter (of an hour)
1931, Arie de Jong, Gramat Volapüka, § 256:Vipob binön tö stajon tü foldil düpa bü deveg trena.- I wish to be at the station a quarter of an hour before the train starts.
Declension
declension of foldil
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only