Zwitter
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German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German zwitarn (“bastard; hermaphrodite”), from Old High German zwitarn (“bastard”). The first part is the prefix zwie- (“two-, bi-”), but the identity of the second part is unknown.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Zwitter m (strong, genitive Zwitters, plural Zwitter)
- (biology) hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads)
- Synonym: Hermaphrodit
- (figuratively, chiefly in compounds) hybrid (something of mixed components)
- (figuratively, chiefly in compounds) something showing incompatible attributes
- (obsolete) a child born of a relation considered illicit or incongruous (born out of wedlock, of different social classes, and/or of different races); a bastard; a mongrel
Declension[edit]
Declension of Zwitter [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
- Zwitterding
- Zwitterblüte
- Zwitterform
- zwitterhaft
- Zwitterion
- Zwitterstellung
- Zwitterwesen
- zwittrig
- Zwittrigkeit
References[edit]
- ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer: Etymologisches Wörterbuch.
Further reading[edit]
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