Zwilling

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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 Zwilling or 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

Derived terms

See also

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)

  1. twin

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Zwilling m (plural Zwillingen)

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

See also