צווילינג

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German zwillinc, zwinelinc, from Old High German zwiniling from an original *twiniling, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, from *twinaz + *-lingaz.

Compare German Zwilling, Dutch tweeling, English twinling, Danish tvilling. More at twin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡svɪʎɪŋɡ/

Noun

צווילינג • (tsviling) m, plural צווילינגען (tsvilingen)

1. twin
2. set of twins

   מײַנע ברידער זענען אַ צווילינג.

   mayne brider zenen a tsviling.

   My brothers are twins.

   יענע משפּחה האָט דרײַ צווילינגען.

   yene mishpokhe hot dray tsvilingen.

   That family has three sets of twins.