Zwilling

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) twin (male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare)
2. (in-compounds, masculine, strong) twin (used as a component in numerous compound words such as Zwillingstürme (“Twin Towers”), with (one or more) or without hyphens depending on the word's length and the taste of the writer)

Sinonieme

Bruder

👨‍👦

Drilling

Geschwister

Schwester

👩‍👧

Vierling

Zwillinge

eineiiger Zwilling

zweieiiger Zwilling

Vertalings

twin

gemello

gemelo

jumeau

mellizo

tweeling

gêmeo

δίδυμος

gemelos

توأم

ikiz

bessó

gemelli

jumeaux

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: zwillinc

Geërf van Old High German: zwiniling

Verwante met Nederlands: tweeling

Verwante met Engels: twinling

Verwante met Deens: tvilling

In summary

From Middle High German zwillinc, zwinelinc, from Old High German zwiniling from an original *twiniling, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz + *-lingaz.
Compare Dutch tweeling, English twinling, Danish tvilling. More at twin.