falda

== English == === Etymology === From Italian falda, from Lombardic *falda, from Proto-Germanic *faldō, *falþō, related to Middle High German falde, falte (“a fold”). More at English fold. === Noun === falda (plural faldas) A white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground. == Asturian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish falda, gradually displacing native saya. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfalda/ [ˈfal̪.d̪a] Rhymes: -alda Syllabification: fal‧da === Noun === falda f (plural faldes) skirt Synonym: saya === Further reading === “falda”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “falda”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Catalan == === Etymology === From Old Catalan falda, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *falþō, related to the verb *falþaną (“to fold”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfal.də] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈfal.da] === Noun === falda f (plural faldes) lap lower slope (of a mountain) Synonyms: baldana, faldar (Balearic, Valencia) skirt Synonyms: faldilla, faldeta skirt, flank (of an animal) (nautical) foot of a lateen Synonyms: faldar, pujament ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “falda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “falda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Cimbrian == === Etymology === From Middle High German valte, valt, from Old High German falt, from Proto-Germanic *falþō. Cognate with German Falte. === Noun === falda f (plural falden) (Sette Comuni) fold, pleat path, way ==== Declension ==== === References === “falda” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974), Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo == Icelandic == Inherited from Old Norse falda. === Etymology === From faldur (“hem”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfalta/ Rhymes: -alta === Verb === falda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative faldaði, supine faldað) to hem, to lay up ==== Conjugation ==== ==== References ==== Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “falda”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “falda”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “falda” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) == Italian == === Etymology === From a Germanic language, probably Frankish *faldā (“a fold”), from Proto-West Germanic *falþan. Compare German Falte (“fold”), Spanish falda (“skirt”), Old High German faldan (“to fold”), English fold. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfal.da/ Rhymes: -alda Hyphenation: fàl‧da === Noun === falda f (plural falde) layer, stratum brim (of a hat) tails (of a coat) lower slope (of a mountain) snowflake Synonym: fiocco ==== Derived terms ==== sfaldare === References === === Further reading === falda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *falþaną, whence also English fold. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). ==== Verb ==== falda (singular past indicative felt, plural past indicative feldu, past participle faldinn) to hood ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Danish: folde ==== Further reading ==== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “falda2”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *faldōną. Also ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). ==== Verb ==== falda to hood (= falda (etymology 1)) to fold, make folds ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== faldr -faldr ==== Further reading ==== Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “falda1”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *falþaną, whence also English fold. === Verb === falda to hood ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Etymology === See fralda. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: fal‧da === Noun === falda f (plural faldas) foot, lower slope (of a mountain) border, edge ==== Related terms ==== fralda === Further reading === “falda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “falda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From a Germanic language, probably Frankish *falda (“to fold”), related to Old High German faldan (“to fold”), English fold, all from Proto-West Germanic *falþan. Doublet of halda. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfalda/ [ˈfal̪.d̪a] Rhymes: -alda Syllabification: fal‧da === Noun === falda f (plural faldas) skirt Synonym: (South America) pollera (by extension, colloquial, often in the plural, metonymic) woman (slang) bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire) (butchery) brisket (a cut of meat) mountainside Synonym: ladera ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Cebuano: palda → Tagalog: palda === Further reading === “falda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 falda on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es