Zwirn

See also: zwirn

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German *zwirn, from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dwisnós (“double”), from *dwóh₁ (“two”). More at twine, twire.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡svɪʁn/, [t͡sʋɪʁn], [t͡sʋɪɐ̯n]
  • Rhymes: -ɪʁn
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Zwirn m (genitive Zwirnes or Zwirns, plural Zwirne)

  1. thread; string
  2. yarn; twisted fabric

Declension
Declension of Zwirn
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwirn die Zwirne
genitive eines des Zwirnes,
Zwirns		 der Zwirne
dative einem dem Zwirn,
Zwirne1		 den Zwirnen
accusative einen den Zwirn die Zwirne
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
  • Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn
  • Teufelszwirn
  • Zwirnfaden

Further reading
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