Zwillingsschwester

German

Etymology

From Zwilling (“twin”) +‎ -s- +‎ Schwester (“sister”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋsˌʃvɛstɐ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zwil‧lings‧schwes‧ter

Noun

Zwillingsschwester f (genitive Zwillingsschwester, plural Zwillingsschwestern)

  1. twin sister
    Coordinate term: Zwillingsbruder
    Christina und Ann-Sophie sind Zwillingsschwestern. ― Christina and Ann-Sophie are twin sisters.

Declension

Declension of Zwillingsschwester [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zwillingsschwester die Zwillingsschwestern
genitive einer der Zwillingsschwester der Zwillingsschwestern
dative einer der Zwillingsschwester den Zwillingsschwestern
accusative eine die Zwillingsschwester die Zwillingsschwestern

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