tweeling

tweeling

1. present participle of tweel

Dutch tweeling

tweeling (plural tweelinge)

1. twin

From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling); or a more recent formation from twee (“two”) +‎ -ling.

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tweeling m (plural tweelingen, diminutive tweelingetje n)

1. A pair of twins; said of people and other mammals.

   Mijn broer en ik zijn een tweeling.

   My brother and I are twins.

   (literally, “My brother and I are a twin [pair].”)

2. (less common) Each of two twin siblings.

   Een tweeling is nooit alleen.

   A twin is never alone.

3. A vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair

• drieling m
• vierling m
• vijfling m
• zesling m
• achtling m
• negenling m
• tienling m