*twinaz^¹

Runic: ᛏᚹᛁᚾᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈtwi.nɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

twin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwinos (‘twin’), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (‘two’). Cognate with Lithuanian dvynys (‘twin’), Russian дво́йня (dvójnja, ‘twin’). Piecewise doublet of *twiznaz.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	twinaz	twinōz, twinōs
Acc.	twiną	twinanz
Gen.	twinas, twinis	twinǫ̂
Dat.	twinai	twinamaz
Inst.	twinō	twinamiz
Voc.	twin	twinōz, twinōs

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Descendants

twin (Old English)
- ġetwin, ġetwinn, ġetƿin, *twinjaz (Old English)
twin (Old English)
- twinne, twynne (Middle English)
  - twin (English)
  - twin, twyn (Scots)
twin (Old English)
- *twinling (Old English)
  - twynlynge (Middle English)
    - twinling (English)
twinn (Old English)
- ġetwin, ġetwinn, ġetƿin, *twinjaz (Old English)
twinn (Old English)
- twinne, twynne (Middle English)
  - twin (English)
  - twin, twyn (Scots)
twinn (Old English)
- *twinling (Old English)
  - twynlynge (Middle English)
    - twinling (English)
tƿin (Old English)
- ġetwin, ġetwinn, ġetƿin, *twinjaz (Old English)
tƿin (Old English)
- twinne, twynne (Middle English)
  - twin (English)
  - twin, twyn (Scots)
tƿin (Old English)
- *twinling (Old English)
  - twynlynge (Middle English)
    - twinling (English)
twina (Old Frisian)
- *twinling, *twilling (Old Frisian)
  - Twilling (Saterland Frisian)
twina (Old Frisian)
- *twinling, *twilling (Old Frisian)
  - twilling (West Frisian)
    - twinling (English)
twine (Old Frisian)
- *twinling, *twilling (Old Frisian)
  - Twilling (Saterland Frisian)
twine (Old Frisian)
- *twinling, *twilling (Old Frisian)
  - twilling (West Frisian)
    - twinling (English)
*twenling (Old Saxon)
- twēlink (Middle Low German)
  - Twennel (German Low German)
*twinling (Old Dutch)
- twiling, twilling, tweiling, tweilinc, tweelinc (Middle Dutch)
  - tweeling (Dutch)
zwinal (Old High German)
- zwiniling (Old High German)
  - zwineling, zwinling, zwillinc (Middle High German)
    - Zwilling (German)
zwenel (Old High German)
- zwiniling (Old High German)
  - zwineling, zwinling, zwillinc (Middle High German)
    - Zwilling (German)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- tvinnur (Faroese)
- tvenn, tvinn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- tvennur (Icelandic)
  - tvenna (Icelandic)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - tvilling (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - tvilling (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - tvinling (Old Danish)
    - tvilling (Danish)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - tvinlinger (Old Swedish)
    - tvilling (Swedish)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - tvennir (Faroese)
  - tvennir (Icelandic)
  - tvenne (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - twænnæ, twinnæ (Old Danish)
    - tvende (Danish)
    - tvenne, tvende (Norwegian Bokmål)
tvinnr (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - tvænne (Old Swedish)
    - tvenne (Swedish)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- tvinnur (Faroese)
- tvenn, tvinn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- tvennur (Icelandic)
  - tvenna (Icelandic)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - tvilling (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - tvilling (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - tvinling (Old Danish)
    - tvilling (Danish)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - tvinlinger (Old Swedish)
    - tvilling (Swedish)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - tvennir (Faroese)
  - tvennir (Icelandic)
  - tvenne (Norwegian Nynorsk)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - twænnæ, twinnæ (Old Danish)
    - tvende (Danish)
    - tvenne, tvende (Norwegian Bokmål)
tvennr (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - tvænne (Old Swedish)
    - tvenne (Swedish)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- tvinnur (Faroese)
- tvenn, tvinn (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- tvennur (Icelandic)
  - tvenna (Icelandic)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - ? (Norwegian)
    - tvilling (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - tvilling (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - tvinling (Old Danish)
    - tvilling (Danish)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- *tvinlingr (Old Norse)
  - tvinlinger (Old Swedish)
    - tvilling (Swedish)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - tvennir (Faroese)
  - tvennir (Icelandic)
  - tvenne (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - twænnæ, twinnæ (Old Danish)
    - tvende (Danish)
    - tvenne, tvende (Norwegian Bokmål)
*twinjaz (Old Norse)
- tvinnir, tvennir (Old Norse)
  - tvænne (Old Swedish)
    - tvenne (Swedish)

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