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Old English · adjective

sinewealt

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈsi.neˌwæ͜ɑlt/
[ˈsi.neˌwæ͜ɑɫt]
Syllables
ˈsi · ne · ˌwæ͜ɑlt (3 syllables)
Modern English
roundcylindricalsphericalcircular

Meaning

  1. round (circular, spherical, or cylindrical)

    Aristotelēs cwæþ on Be Heofonum þæt þǣre Eorðan sċadu wǣre sinewealt on mōnan āsprungennesse.

    Aristotle said in On the Heavens that the Earth's shadow was round during a lunar eclipse.

Declension

Strong declension of sinewealt
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sinewealtsinewealtsinewealt
Accusative sinewealtnesinewealtesinewealt
Genitive sinewealtessinewealtresinewealtes
Dative sinewealtumsinewealtresinewealtum
Instrumental sinewealtesinewealtresinewealte
Plural
Nominative sinewealtesinewealtasinewealtesinewealt
Accusative sinewealtesinewealtasinewealtesinewealt
Genitive sinewealtrasinewealtrasinewealtra
Dative sinewealtumsinewealtumsinewealtum
Instrumental sinewealtumsinewealtumsinewealtum
Weak declension of sinewealt
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sinewealtasinewealtesinewealte
Accusative sinewealtansinewealtansinewealte
Genitive sinewealtansinewealtansinewealtan
Dative sinewealtansinewealtansinewealtan
Instrumental sinewealtansinewealtansinewealtan
Plural
Nominative sinewealtansinewealtansinewealtan
Accusative sinewealtansinewealtansinewealtan
Genitive sinewealtrasinewealtenasinewealtrasinewealtenasinewealtrasinewealtena
Dative sinewealtumsinewealtumsinewealtum
Instrumental sinewealtumsinewealtumsinewealtum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Equivalent to sin- + *wealt, from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).

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