Zwilling
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Zwilling.
Proper noun
Zwilling (plural Zwillings)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zwilling”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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
Noun
Zwilling m (strong, genitive Zwillinges or Zwillings, plural Zwillinge, feminine Zwilling or Zwillingin)
- twin (male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare)
- (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 [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Bekirova-Zwillinge
- Caesar-Zwillinge
- dichorialer Zwilling
- dizygoter weiblicher Zwilling
- dizygoter Zwilling
- eineiiger männlicher Zwilling
- eineiiger weiblicher Zwilling
- eineiiger Zwilling
- eineinhalbeiiger Zwilling
- Eisbären-Zwilling
- Eisbärenzwilling
- Geigen-Zwillinge
- Halbzwilling
- Kessler-Zwillinge
- Kristallzwilling
- Lanzett-Zwillingsfenster
- Löwen-Zwilling
- Löwenzwilling
- männlicher Zwilling
- Mitzwilling
- monochorial-diamnioter Zwilling
- monochorial-monoamnioter Zwilling
- monozygoter männlicher Zwilling
- monozygoter weiblicher Zwilling
- monozygoter Zwilling
- Olsen-Zwillinge
- parasitärer Zwilling
- Primzahlzwilling
- Primzahlzwillingspaar
- Schachbrettzwilling
- siamesischer Zwilling
- Sonnenzwilling
- Stiefzwilling
- teleskopische Zwillingsachse
- verlorener Zwilling
- Verlorener-Zwilling-Syndrom
- weiblicher Zwilling
- zweieiiger männlicher Zwilling
- zweieiiger weiblicher Zwilling
- zweieiiger Zwilling
- Zwillings- und Doppelgänger-Prinzip
- Zwillings-Boom
- Zwillings-Casting
- Zwillings-Casting-Agentur
- Zwillings-Doppelgänger
- Zwillings-Effekt
- Zwillings-Eibe
- Zwillings-Forschungsprojekt
- Zwillings-Geheimsprache
- Zwillings-Großmutter
- Zwillings-Grossmutter
- Zwillings-Grossvater
- Zwillings-Großvater
- Zwillings-Lanzettfenster
- Zwillings-Mama
- Zwillings-Maschinengewehr
- Zwillings-MG
- Zwillings-Missgeburten
- Zwillings-Mutter
- Zwillings-Oma
- Zwillings-Opa
- Zwillings-Papa
- Zwillings-Prachtsternschnecke
- Zwillings-Reaktor
- Zwillings-Rundbogenfenster
- Zwillings-Sondersprache
- Zwillings-Sternschnecke
- Zwillings-Syndrom
- Zwillings-Vater
- Zwillings-Verbundmaschine
- Zwillings-Vulkan
- Zwillings-Wasserturm
- Zwillings-Zwergginster
- Zwillingsachse
- Zwillingsart
- Zwillingsbaby
- Zwillingsbereifung
- Zwillingsbildung
- Zwillingsblatt
- Zwillingsblog
- Zwillingsbogen
- Zwillingsbogenfenster
- Zwillingsboom
- Zwillingsbrücke
- Zwillingsbruder
- Zwillingsbuggy
- Zwillingsbulle
- Zwillingscasting
- Zwillingsdasein
- Zwillingsdoppelgänger
- Zwillingsebene
- Zwillingseffekt
- Zwillingsein
- Zwillingseltern
- Zwillingsembryo
- Zwillingsentstehung
- Zwillingserde
- Zwillingsfenster
- Zwillingsfetus
- Zwillingsfleck
- Zwillingsfleckeule
- Zwillingsform
- Zwillingsformel
- Zwillingsforschung
- Zwillingsforschungsprojekt
- Zwillingsfötus
- Zwillingsfrucht
- Zwillingsgalaxie
- Zwillingsgeburt
- Zwillingsgeburtenrate
- Zwillingsgeheimsprache
- Zwillingsgeschütz
- Zwillingsgeschwister
- Zwillingsgespann
- Zwillingsgrenze
- Zwillingsgroßmutter
- Zwillingsgrossmutter
- Zwillingsgrossvater
- Zwillingsgroßvater
- Zwillingshahn
- Zwillingshuhn
- Zwillingsjunge
- Zwillingsjunges
- Zwillingskabel
- Zwillingskalb
- Zwillingskanone
- Zwillingskind
- Zwillingsklinke
- Zwillingsknabe
- Zwillingskolbenpumpe
- Zwillingskongress
- Zwillingskrater
- Zwillingskristall
- Zwillingskuh
- Zwillingskult
- Zwillingslanzettfenster
- Zwillingslitze
- Zwillingsmädchen
- Zwillingsmama
- Zwillingsmaschine
- Zwillingsmaschinengewehr
- Zwillingsmethode
- Zwillingsmissgeburten
- Zwillingsmontage
- Zwillingsmutter
- Zwillingsmutterschaft
- Zwillingsmutti
- Zwillingsmythos
- Zwillingsmythus
- Zwillingsnaht
- Zwillingsoma
- Zwillingsonkel
- Zwillingsopa
- Zwillingspaar
- Zwillingspaarung
- Zwillingspapa
- Zwillingsparadox
- Zwillingsparadoxon
- Zwillingspärchen
- Zwillingspartner
- Zwillingsprachtsternschnecke
- Zwillingsproblem
- Zwillingsproblematik
- Zwillingspunkteule
- Zwillingsquasar
- Zwillingsrad
- Zwillingsräumen
- Zwillingsreaktor
- Zwillingsregister
- Zwillingsreifen
- Zwillingsrückschlagventil
- Zwillingsrundbogenfenster
- Zwillingssatellit
- Zwillingsschleuse
- Zwillingsschule
- Zwillingsschüler
- Zwillingsschwangerschaft
- Zwillingsschwester
- Zwillingssohn
- Zwillingssondersprache
- Zwillingssporn
- Zwillingssprache
- Zwillingsstadt
- Zwillingsstecker
- Zwillingsstern
- Zwillingssternschnecke
- Zwillingsstraße
- Zwillingsstruktur
- Zwillingsstudent
- Zwillingsstudie
- Zwillingssyndrom
- Zwillingstante
- Zwillingstochter
- Zwillingsträchtigkeit
- Zwillingstreffen
- Zwillingstriebwagen
- Zwillingstriebwerk
- Zwillingstubus
- Zwillingstunnel
- Zwillingsturm
- Zwillingsvater
- Zwillingsvaterschaft
- Zwillingsvati
- Zwillingsverbundmaschine
- Zwillingswaffe
- Zwillingswagen
- Zwillingswasserfall
- Zwillingswasserturm
- Zwillingswollrücken
- Zwillingszahn
- Zwillingszahnmoos
- Zwillingszug
- Zwillingszwergginster
Related terms
- Drilling m (“triplet”)
See also
- (Western astrology signs) Tierkreiszeichen; Widder, Stier, Zwillinge, Krebs, Löwe, Jungfrau, Waage, Skorpion, Schütze, Steinbock, Wassermann, Fische (Category: de:Astrology)
Further reading
- “Zwilling” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Zwilling” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Zwilling” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Zwilling m (plural Zwilling)
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Zwilling m (plural Zwillingen)
See also
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