noun#4,718 by frequency
der Zwilling
/ˈt͡svɪlɪŋ/
twin
- genitive
- des Zwillinges
- plural
- die Zwillinge
Meanings
- 1
twin — male or female; the feminine form Zwillingin is rare
Tom und Maria sind Zwillinge.
Tom and Mary are twins.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tom und ich sind Zwillinge.
Tom and I are twins.
Tatoeba · Luiaard · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
twin — used as a component in numerous compound words such as Zwillingstürme (“Twin Towers”), with (one or more) or without hyphens depending on the word's length and the taste of the writer
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derZwilling | dieZwillinge |
| accusative | denZwilling | dieZwillinge |
| dative | demZwilling | denZwillingen |
| genitive | desZwillinges | derZwillinge |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.