tvilling

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish twinling, from or related to Old Norse tvinnr, from Proto-Germanic *twinaz.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eŋ

Noun

tvilling c (singular definite tvillingen, plural indefinite tvillinger)

1. twin

Declension

Declension of tvilling

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tvilling	tvillingen	tvillinger	tvillingerne
genitive	tvillings	tvillingens	tvillingers	tvillingernes

See also

• Tvillingerne

References

• “tvilling” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to Old Norse tvinnr, tvennr and Nynorsk tvinn and tvenn. Possibly from an Old Norse root *tvinlingr, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz. Compare Danish and Swedish tvilling, English twinling, Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling.

Noun

tvilling m (definite singular tvillingen, indefinite plural tvillinger, definite plural tvillingene)

1. a twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus at the same time, or of two similar or closely related objects)
2. Gemini (someone born under that star sign)

See also

• Tvillingene (constellation and star sign)

References

• “tvilling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to Old Norse tvinnr, tvennr and Nynorsk tvinn and tvenn. Possibly from an Old Norse root *tvinlingr, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz.

Noun

tvilling m (definite singular tvillingen, indefinite plural tvillingar, definite plural tvillingane)

1. a twin (as above)
2. Gemini (someone born under that star sign)

See also

• Tvillingane (constellation and star sign)

References

• “tvilling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tvinlinger, possibly from an Old Norse root *tvinlingr, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz. Compare Norwegian and Danish tvilling, English twinling, Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling.

Noun

tvilling c

1. twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus at the same time, or of two similar or closely related objects)

   Hyponyms: enäggstvilling, tvåäggstvilling

2. Gemini (star sign)

Declension

Declension of tvilling
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	tvilling	tvillingen	tvillingar	tvillingarna
Genitive	tvillings	tvillingens	tvillingars	tvillingarnas

See also

Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren	Oxen	Tvillingarna	Kräftan
Lejonet	Jungfrun	Vågen	Skorpionen
Skytten	Stenbocken	Vattumannen	Fiskarna

References

• tvilling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tvilling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tvilling in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tvilling in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)