zwirnen

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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German zwirnen, from Old High German zwirnōn, zwirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀnōn, *twiʀnēn, from Proto-Germanic *twiznāną (to thread). Cognate with Icelandic tvinna.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsvɪʁnən/,

Verb

zwirnen (weak, third-person singular present zwirnt, past tense zwirnte, past participle gezwirnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to twine
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Zwirn +‎ -en

Adjective

zwirnen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zwirnener, not comparable)

  1. (relational) thread
Declension

Further reading

  • zwirnen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zwirnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verb” in Duden online
  • adjective” in Duden online