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Noun [Afrikaans]

Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-tweeling.wav Forms: tweelinge [plural]
Etymology: From Dutch tweeling, 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). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|tweeling}} Dutch tweeling, {{inh|af|dum|twiling}} Middle Dutch twiling, {{inh|af|odt|*twinling}} Old Dutch *twinling, {{der|af|gem-pro|*twinilingaz}} Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, {{cog|de|Zwilling}} German Zwilling, {{cog|en|twinling}} English twinling, {{cog|da|tvilling}} Danish tvilling, {{surf|af|twee|-ling|t1=two}} By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling Head templates: {{head|af|noun|||plural|tweelinge|||||||||||||f2accel-form=p|f2request=1|f5accel-form=diminutive|head=}} tweeling (plural tweelinge), {{af-noun|tweelinge}} tweeling (plural tweelinge)
  1. twin
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Noun [Dutch]

IPA: /ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/ Audio: Nl-tweeling.ogg Forms: tweelingen [plural], tweelingetje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːlɪŋ Etymology: 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). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling. Etymology templates: {{etymon|nl|:inh|dum:twiling<ety:inh<odt:*twinling<ety:inh<gem-pro:*twinilingaz<unc><ety:from<*twinaz>>>>>>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwóh₁", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dwinos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*twinaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*twinilingaz", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Dutch", "term" : "*twinling", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "odt" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle Dutch", "term" : "twiling", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "dum" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Dutch", "term" : "tweeling", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "nl" }" data-lang="nl" data-title="tweeling">, {{inh|nl|dum|twiling}} Middle Dutch twiling, {{inh|nl|odt|*twinling}} Old Dutch *twinling, {{der|nl|gem-pro|*twinilingaz}} Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, {{cog|de|Zwilling}} German Zwilling, {{cog|en|twinling}} English twinling, {{cog|da|tvilling}} Danish tvilling, {{surf|nl|twee|-ling|t1=two}} By surface analysis, twee (“two”) + -ling Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|++}} tweeling m (plural tweelingen, diminutive tweelingetje n)
  1. a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals Tags: masculine
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  2. (less common, usually plural only) each of two twin siblings Tags: masculine, plural, plural-only, uncommon, usually
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  3. a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-tweeling-nl-noun-rqU1KCC7 Categories (other): Dutch entries with etymon, Dutch terms suffixed with -ling Disambiguation of Dutch entries with etymon: 39 45 17 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -ling: 43 14 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: eenling, drieling, vierling, vijfling, zesling, zevenling, achtling, negenling, tienling
Derived forms: tweeling-driel, tweelingamandel, tweelingbalk, tweelingsbalk, tweelingbed [neuter], tweelingboog, tweelingbroeder [masculine], tweelingbroer [masculine], tweelinggebroedsel [neuter], tweelingkalf [neuter], tweelingkapel, tweelingskapel, tweelingkers, tweelingkind [neuter], tweelingknol, tweelingkool, tweelinglicht [neuter], tweelingmachine, tweelingnoot, tweelingpaar [neuter], tweelingrivier, tweelingschap [neuter], tweelingschroeven [plural], tweelingspier, tweelingster, tweelingstip, tweelingtand, tweelingvenster [neuter], tweelingvers [neuter], tweelingwoord [neuter], tweelingziel, tweelingzon, tweelingzoon [masculine], tweelingzus [feminine], tweelingzuster [feminine]

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tweeling
  1. present participle and gerund of tweel Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tweel
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          "text": "Een tweeling is nooit alleen.",
          "translation": "A twin is never alone.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "each of two twin siblings"
      ],
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          "sibling",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(less common, usually plural only) each of two twin siblings"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
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        "uncommon",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-tweeling.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/29/Nl-tweeling.ogg/Nl-tweeling.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Nl-tweeling.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːlɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tweeling"
}

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    "Pages with 3 entries",
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "present participle and gerund of tweel"
      ],
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        [
          "tweel",
          "tweel#English"
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}

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