"tussen" meaning in Afrikaans

See tussen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /ˈtœ.sən/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Anon1314-tussen.wav
Etymology: From Dutch tusschen, from Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”). Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|tusschen}} Dutch tusschen, {{inh|af|dum|twisschen}} Middle Dutch twisschen, {{inh|af|odt|intwiskan}} Old Dutch intwiskan, {{der|af|gem-pro|*twiskaz}} Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, {{der|af|ine-pro|*dwís|t=twice, doubly; in two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”) Head templates: {{head|af|preposition}} tussen
  1. between
    Sense id: en-tussen-af-prep--7J~vcT0 Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans prepositions, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Afrikaans prepositions: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 63 0 37 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 0 37 0
  2. among, amidst
    Sense id: en-tussen-af-prep-7iqLG5Mx
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        "1": "af",
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        "3": "tusschen"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch tusschen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "twisschen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch twisschen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "intwiskan"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "1": "af",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "af",
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        "3": "*dwís",
        "t": "twice, doubly; in two"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch tusschen, from Middle Dutch twisschen, tusschen, a shortening of Old Dutch intwiskan, originally a prepositional phrase *in twiskan. The latter word is from Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
      "expansion": "tussen",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prep",
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          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "63 0 37 0",
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      ],
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        "between"
      ],
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          "between",
          "between"
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      ]
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        "among, amidst"
      ],
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          "among",
          "among"
        ],
        [
          "amidst",
          "amidst"
        ]
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈtœ.sən/"
    },
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    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
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    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms inherited from Old Dutch",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "twisschen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch twisschen",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "intwiskan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch intwiskan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*twiskaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *twiskaz",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dwís",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice, doubly; in two”)",
      "name": "der"
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "preposition"
      },
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "prep",
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      ],
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        [
          "between",
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    }
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