tweeling

== English == === Verb === tweeling present participle and gerund of tweel == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch tweeling, from Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tweeling (plural tweelinge) twin == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch twiling, twilling, tweiling, from Old Dutch *twinling, possibly from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz (compare German Zwilling, English twinling, Danish tvilling). By surface analysis, twee (“two”) +‎ -ling. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʋeː.lɪŋ/ Rhymes: -eːlɪŋ Hyphenation: twee‧ling === Noun === tweeling m (plural tweelingen, diminutive tweelingetje n) a pair of twins; said of people and other mammals Mijn broer en ik zijn een tweeling. ― My brother and I are twins. (literally, “My brother and I are a twin [pair].”) (less common, usually plural only) each of two twin siblings Een tweeling is nooit alleen. ― A twin is never alone. a vegetal or object equivalent, e.g. an identical fruit pair ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: tweeling → Sranan Tongo: twelengi → Aukan: toolengi → Saramaccan: túlíngi