Zwilling

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Zwilling.

Proper noun

Zwilling (plural Zwillings)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zwilling is the 35866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 626 individuals. Zwilling is most common among White (96.96%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: Zwil‧ling
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Zwilling m (strong, genitive Zwillinges or Zwillings, plural Zwillinge, feminine Zwillingin)

  1. twin (male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare)
  2. (in compounds) 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)

Declension

Declension of Zwilling
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwilling die Zwillinge
genitive eines des Zwillinges, Zwillings der Zwillinge
dative einem dem Zwilling, Zwillinge1 den Zwillingen
accusative einen den Zwilling die Zwillinge

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

See also

Further reading

  • “Zwilling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zwilling” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Zwilling” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German zwilling, zwinling, from Old High German zwiniling, from Proto-West Germanic *twiniling, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sviliŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iliŋ
  • Hyphenation: Zwil‧ling

Noun

Zwilling m (nominative plural Zwilling)

  1. twin
    Sie hon Zwilling kreid ― She had twins
    Meer sin Zwilling ― We are twins

Declension

Declension of Zwilling
singular plural
def. noun def. noun
nominative/accusative där/de Zwilling die Zwilling
dative dem Zwilling denne/de Zwilling

References

  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Zwilling”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 183

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Zwilling m (plural Zwillingen)

  1. twin
  2. Gemini (constellation and astrological sign)

See also

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