"Zwitter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈtsvɪtər/, [ˈt͡sʋɪtɐ] Audio: De-Zwitter.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German zwitarn (“bastard; hermaphrodite”), from Old High German zwitarn (“bastard”). The first part is the prefix zwie- (“two-, bi-”), but the identity of the second part is unknown. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|zwitarn|t=bastard; hermaphrodite}} Middle High German zwitarn (“bastard; hermaphrodite”), {{inh|de|goh|zwitarn|t=bastard}} Old High German zwitarn (“bastard”), {{m|de|zwie-|t=two-, bi-}} zwie- (“two-, bi-”), {{unk|de|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Zwitter m (strong, genitive Zwitters, plural Zwitter) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Zwitters [genitive], Zwitter [plural], strong [table-tags], Zwitter [nominative, singular], Zwitter [definite, nominative, plural], Zwitters [genitive, singular], Zwitter [definite, genitive, plural], Zwitter [dative, singular], Zwittern [dative, definite, plural], Zwitter [accusative, singular], Zwitter [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (biology) hermaphrodite (individual or organism having both male and female gonads) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Biology, Gender Synonyms: Hermaphrodit
    Sense id: en-Zwitter-de-noun-bGPFmvKI Disambiguation of Gender: 76 5 2 17 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (figuratively, chiefly in compounds) hybrid (something of mixed components) Tags: figuratively, in-compounds, masculine, strong Synonyms: Hybride, Hybrid
    Sense id: en-Zwitter-de-noun-8PR1TtF8
  3. (figuratively, chiefly in compounds) something showing incompatible attributes Tags: figuratively, in-compounds, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zwitter-de-noun-cnzafVX~
  4. (obsolete) a child born of a relation considered illicit or incongruous (born out of wedlock, of different social classes, and/or of different races); a bastard; a mongrel Tags: masculine, obsolete, strong Synonyms: Bankert, Bastard, Blendling, Kebskind, Kegel, Mischling
    Sense id: en-Zwitter-de-noun-flNsOk~k Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 16 6 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Zwitterding, Zwitterblüte, Zwitterform, zwitterhaft, Zwitterion, Zwitterstellung, Zwitterwesen, zwittrig, Zwittrigkeit

Inflected forms

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