Masculine

twist

Meaning

  1. (masculine, uncountable) strife, discord
  2. (masculine, uncountable) dispute

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʋɪst/
Etymology

In summary

From Proto-Germanic *twistaz (“strife, quarrel”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Twist (“discord”), German Low German Twist (“strife; discord”), German Zwist (“turmoil; strife; discord”), Swedish tvist (“quarrel; dispute”), Icelandic tvistur (“deuce”), and English twist.

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