Zwist

German

Etymology

From rare Middle High German zwist (Ripuarian, 14th c.), borrowed from Middle Dutch twist, from Proto-West Germanic *twist, from Proto-Germanic *twistaz (whence also English twist). Later reinforced by cognate Low German Twist, from Middle Low German twist, twest. Since ca. 1700 in regular standard usage, where it remained an elevated word, however. Related with zwei (as in Zwietracht).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsvɪst/, [t͡sʋɪst]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Zwist

Noun

Zwist m (strong, genitive Zwistes or (rare) Zwists, plural Zwiste)

  1. (higher register) discordance, disagreement, quarrel
    Synonyms: Zwietracht, Uneinigkeit, Unfrieden, Streit, Zank, Gezänk

Declension

Declension of Zwist [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zwist die Zwiste
genitive eines des Zwistes, Zwists der Zwiste
dative einem dem Zwist, Zwiste1 den Zwisten
accusative einen den Zwist die Zwiste

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Zwist” in Duden online
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.