Zwilling

Signification (Anglais)

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)

Concepts

jumeau

jumeaux

jumelle

fratrie

frère

quadruple

soeur

triples

Coupé comme

Zwil‧ling

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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.