Zwick

English

Proper noun

Zwick (plural Zwicks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Zwick is the 13407^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2273 individuals. Zwick is most common among White (96.66%) individuals.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zwic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡svɪk/
• Hyphenation: Zwick

Noun

Zwick m (strong, genitive Zwickes or Zwicks, plural Zwicke)

1. pinch

Declension

Declension of Zwick [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zwick	die	Zwicke
genitive	eines	des	Zwickes, Zwicks	der	Zwicke
dative	einem	dem	Zwick, Zwicke1	den	Zwicken
accusative	einen	den	Zwick	die	Zwicke

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Zwick” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.