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German
Etymology
zwei + -fach
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsvaɪ̯ˌfaχ/
- Hyphenation: zwei‧fach
Adjective
zweifach (strong nominative masculine singular zweifacher, not comparable)
- twofold, double, dual, duplicate
2024 August 13, Wolf Biermann, interviewed by Georg Löwisch and Andreas Öhler, “„Die Ossis sind eben meine Leute – egal ob ich sie zum Küssen oder zum Kotzen finde“”, in Die Zeit, number 35:ZEIT: Warum gibt es in Ostdeutschland mehr Bedenken dagegen, die Ukraine stark gegen Putin zu unterstützen?
Biermann: Es ist wohl die zweifache Todesangst vor der Sowjetunion: Erstens die Erinnerung an die Millionen Gefallenen gegen Stalins Sowjetarmee. Und zweitens die Angst vor den russischen Panzern, die aus rebellischen Menschen Menschenfleisch machen.- ZEIT: Why in Eastern Germany there are more concerns to support Ukraine against Putin?
Biermann: It appears to be the twofold fear of the Soviet Union: First the remembrance of millions fallen against Stalin’s Soviet Army. Secondly the fear of the Soviet tanks that from rebellious men make human flesh.
Declension
Positive forms of zweifach (uncomparable)
Synonyms
Adverb
zweifach
- twofold, twice
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