"Zwirn" meaning in German

See Zwirn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡svɪʁn/, [t͡sʋɪʁn], [t͡sʋɪɐ̯n] Audio: De-Zwirn.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪʁn Etymology: From Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German *zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn. More at twine, twire. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|de|gmh|zwirn}} Middle High German zwirn, {{inh|de|goh|*zwirn}} Old High German *zwirn, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*twiʀn}} Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Zwirn m (strong, genitive Zwirnes or Zwirns, plural Zwirne) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Zwirnes [genitive], Zwirns [genitive], Zwirne [plural], strong [table-tags], Zwirn [nominative, singular], Zwirne [definite, nominative, plural], Zwirnes [genitive, singular], Zwirns [genitive, singular], Zwirne [definite, genitive, plural], Zwirn [dative, singular], Zwirne [dative, singular], Zwirnen [dative, definite, plural], Zwirn [accusative, singular], Zwirne [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. thread; string Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zwirn-de-noun-6B5bZdBg
  2. yarn; twisted fabric Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zwirn-de-noun-ECOifNia Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn, Teufelszwirn, Zwirnfaden

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Teufelszwirn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Zwirnfaden"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zwirn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zwirn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "*zwirn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German *zwirn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*twiʀn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German *zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn. More at twine, twire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zwirnes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Zwirn m (strong, genitive Zwirnes or Zwirns, plural Zwirne)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thread; string"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zwirn-de-noun-6B5bZdBg",
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "string",
          "string"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yarn; twisted fabric"
      ],
      "id": "en-Zwirn-de-noun-ECOifNia",
      "links": [
        [
          "yarn",
          "yarn"
        ],
        [
          "fabric",
          "fabric"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡svɪʁn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sʋɪʁn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sʋɪɐ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʁn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zwirn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/De-Zwirn.ogg/De-Zwirn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/De-Zwirn.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zwirn"
}
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  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪʁn",
    "Rhymes:German/ɪʁn/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Himmel, Arsch und Zwirn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Teufelszwirn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zwirnfaden"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "zwirn"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German zwirn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "*zwirn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German *zwirn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*twiʀn"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German *zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn. More at twine, twire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Zwirnes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirnes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirnen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Zwirne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Zwirn m (strong, genitive Zwirnes or Zwirns, plural Zwirne)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thread; string"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thread",
          "thread"
        ],
        [
          "string",
          "string"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "yarn; twisted fabric"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yarn",
          "yarn"
        ],
        [
          "fabric",
          "fabric"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡svɪʁn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sʋɪʁn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡sʋɪɐ̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʁn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Zwirn.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/51/De-Zwirn.ogg/De-Zwirn.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/De-Zwirn.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Zwirn"
}

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