Twen

German

Etymology

Clipping of English twenty, probably influenced by teen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tvɛn/
• Hyphenation: Twen

• Audio:

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Noun

Twen m (strong, genitive Twens, plural Twens)

1. twentysomething

Declension

Declension of Twen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Twen	die	Twens
genitive	eines	des	Twens	der	Twens
dative	einem	dem	Twen	den	Twens
accusative	einen	den	Twen	die	Twens

Descendants

• → English: twen

Further reading

• “Twen” in Duden online