tweeling

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals
2. (masculine, plural, plural-only, uncommon, usually) each of two twin siblings
3. (masculine) a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair

Sinonieme

drieling

vierling

Vertalings

twin

Zwilling

twins

gemello

jumeau

gêmeo

gemelo

δίδυμος

çift

jumeaux

gêmeos

Zwillinge

gemelli

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: twiling

Geërf van Old Dutch: *twinling

Verwante met Duits: Zwilling

Verwante met Engels: twinling

Verwante met Deens: tvilling

In summary

From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling.

Sinne

Ze is in verwachting van een tweeling .

She's expecting twins.