"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, {{m|dum|tusschen}} tusschen, {{inh|af|odt|intwiskan}} Old Dutch intwiskan, {{m|odt||*in twiskan}} *in twiskan, {{der|af|gem-pro|*twiskaz}} Proto-Germanic *twiskaz, {{m|gem-pro|*twiskijaz|t=twofold, double}} *twiskijaz (“twofold, double”), {{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 prepositions Disambiguation of Afrikaans prepositions: 56 44
  2. among, amidst
    Sense id: en-tussen-af-prep-7iqLG5Mx Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 3 97

Download JSON data for tussen meaning in Afrikaans (2.3kB)

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