twin

Betekenis (English)

1. Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
2. Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc.
3. A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room.
4. A twin size mattress or a bed designed for such a mattress.
5. A two-engine aircraft.
6. A twin crystal.

tweeling

tweeling-

een van een tweeling

tweelings-

pair of twins

joined together

twin-born

one of a couple

twin crystal

twinned crystal

twin born

pair of

compound twin

couple on

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/twɪn/

Inherited from Middelengels

Inherited from Oudengels

Cognate with Schots

Cognate with Nederlands

Cognate with Duits

Cognate with Zweeds

Cognate with Faeröers

Cognate with IJslands

Cognate with Litouws

Cognate with Russisch

Inherited from Middelengels

Inherited from Oudengels

Cognate with IJslands

Cognate with Gothisch

In summary

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English twinne, twynne, from Old English ġetwin, ġetwinn (“twin, multiple”, noun) and twinn (“twin, two-fold, double, two by two”, adjective), from Proto-Germanic *twinjaz, *twinahz (“two each”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwino- (“twin”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Scots twyn (“twin”), Dutch tweeling (“twin”), German Zwilling (“twin”), Swedish tvilling (“twin”), Faroese tvinnur (“a double set”), Icelandic tvenna (“duo, pair”), Lithuanian dvynys (“twin”), Russian двойня (dvojnja, “twin”).

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