Masculine
Zwilling
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) twin (male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare)
- (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
Synonyms
eineiiger Zwilling
zweieiiger Zwilling
Translations
gemello
gemelo
jumeau
tweeling
gêmeo
δίδυμος
توأم
ikiz
bessóFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ/
Etymology
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.
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