thousandfold

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.
2. (not-comparable) Having one thousand parts or members.

Adv

By a factor of a thousand.

Synonyms

thousand

myriad

ten hundred

Translations

tausendfach

mil veces

χιλιοπλάσιος

ألف ضعف

duizendvoud

duizendvoudig

duizendmaal

χιλιαπλάσιος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈθaʊzəndfəʊld/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: thousendfold

Inherited from Old English: þūsendfeald

Cognate with Dutch: duizendvoud

Cognate with German: tausendfältig

Cognate with Danish: tusindfold

Cognate with Swedish: tusendfalt

Cognate with Icelandic: þúsundfalt

In summary

From Middle English thousendfold, from Old English þūsendfeald, from Proto-Germanic *þūsundīfalþaz, corresponding to thousand + -fold. Cognate with Dutch duizendvoud, duizendvoudig, German tausendfältig, Danish tusindfold, Swedish tusendfalt, tusendfaltig, Icelandic þúsundfalt.