zwier

== Dutch == === Etymology === Deverbal from zwieren. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zʋir/, [zʋiːr] Rhymes: -ir === Noun === zwier m (uncountable, no diminutive) elegance, flourish panache ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== == German == === Alternative forms === zwir, zwyr === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German zwir, zcwer, tzwer, czwier, zweirer, zwiret etc., from Old High German zuiro, zuuiro. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡sviːr] (This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.) === Adverb === zwier (until about 1700, then until about 1900 archaic and now obsolete) twice === References === “zwier” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.