tweeling

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See also: Tweeling

English

Verb

tweeling

  1. present participle of tweel

Afrikaans

Etymology

Dutch tweeling

Noun

tweeling (plural tweelinge)

  1. twin

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling); or a more recent formation from twee (two) +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: twee‧ling

Noun

tweeling m (plural tweelingen, diminutive tweelingetje n)

  1. A pair of twins; said of people and other mammals.
    Mijn broer en ik zijn een tweeling.
    My brother and I are twins.
    (literally, “My brother and I are a twin [pair].”)
  2. (less common, usually plural only) Each of two twin siblings.
    Een tweeling is nooit alleen.
    A twin is never alone.
  3. A vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: tweeling