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.
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