dvīne

See also: dvīnē and dvinē

Latvian

Dvīnes

Etymology

From dvīnis (“twin”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dvìːnɛ]

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Noun

dvīne f (5th declension, masculine form: dvīnis)

1. (female) twin (a girl born together with another child from one mother)

   dvīņu māsa ― twin sister

   abas dvīņu māsas ir labas vingrotājas ― both twin sisters are good gymnasts

   pašas jaunākās meistarsacīkšu dalībnieces ir Kanādas indiāņu dvīnes ― the youngest championship participants are the Canadian Indian (female) twins

Usage notes

The singular forms exist but are much less frequent in actual usage than the plural forms (e.g., dvīņu māsa, with dvīņu used adjectivally, is more frequent than dvīne).

Declension

Declension of dvīne (5th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	dvīne	dvīnes
accusative (akuzatīvs)	dvīni	dvīnes
genitive (ģenitīvs)	dvīnes	dvīņu
dative (datīvs)	dvīnei	dvīnēm
instrumental (instrumentālis)	dvīni	dvīnēm
locative (lokatīvs)	dvīnē	dvīnēs
vocative (vokatīvs)	dvīne	dvīnes

Related terms

• divi