zwirnen

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German[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsvɪʁnən/, [ˈtsvɪʁnn̩]

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (transitive) to twine
Conjugation[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]

Zwirn +‎ -en

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. (relational) thread
Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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