"Dual" meaning in German

See Dual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈduːaːl/, /duˈ(ʔ)aːl/ Audio: De-Dual.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aːl Etymology: From Latin duālis. Etymology templates: {{der|de|la|duālis}} Latin duālis Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Dual m (strong, genitive Duals, plural Duale) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Duals [genitive], Duale [plural], strong [table-tags], Dual [nominative, singular], Duale [definite, nominative, plural], Duals [genitive, singular], Duale [definite, genitive, plural], Dual [dative, singular], Dualen [dative, definite, plural], Dual [accusative, singular], Duale [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (grammar) dual, dual number Tags: dual, masculine, numeral, strong Synonyms: Dualis, Zweizahl
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