doble

Verb

doble

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of doblar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of doblar

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin dūplus.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.blə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈdo.ble/

Adjective

doble (masculine and feminine plural dobles)

1. double

Etymology

From Spanish doble.

Noun

dóble

1. double

Adjective

doble

1. definite singular of dobbel
2. plural of dobbel

Verb

doble (imperative dobl or doble, present tense dobler, passive dobles, simple past and past participle dobla or doblet)

1. to double

References

• “doble” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Adjective

doble

1. definite singular of dobbel
2. plural of dobbel

Alternative forms

• duble

Etymology

From Latin dūplus.

Adjective

doble m (oblique and nominative feminine singular doble)

1. double (twice as much)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoble/, [ˈd̪oβle]

Etymology 1

From Latin dūplus or duplex; if from the former, it is uncertain whether it was inherited or not, and may have been taken from a Catalan or Provençal intermediate, as the final '-e' rather than '-o' is unexpected. If from the latter, it is possible that it came from a Vulgar Latin *duplem as a variant accusative to Latin duplex (rather than the normal duplicem), formed analogically. Alternatively, it may derive from dūple, the vocative of dūplus, though this is less likely. The word may have also simply undergone a change of suffix internally within Spanish; an old form doblo was attested, but only in a legal sense.^[1] Compare Galician dobre, Portuguese dobro. Cf. also duplo and dúplex, which were later borrowed from Latin and may be doublets.

Etymology 2

See etymology on the main entry.

Further reading

• “doble” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

References