Old English · adjective
twinn
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /twinn/[twin]
- Syllables
- twinn (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- occurringpairdouble
Meaning
-
occurring as a pair; double; dual
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | twinn | twinn | twinn |
| Accusative | twinne | twinne | twinn |
| Genitive | twinnes | twinre | twinnes |
| Dative | twinnum | twinre | twinnum |
| Instrumental | twinne | twinre | twinne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | twinne | twinnatwinne | twinn |
| Accusative | twinne | twinnatwinne | twinn |
| Genitive | twinra | twinra | twinra |
| Dative | twinnum | twinnum | twinnum |
| Instrumental | twinnum | twinnum | twinnum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | twinna | twinne | twinne |
| Accusative | twinnan | twinnan | twinne |
| Genitive | twinnan | twinnan | twinnan |
| Dative | twinnan | twinnan | twinnan |
| Instrumental | twinnan | twinnan | twinnan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | twinnan | twinnan | twinnan |
| Accusative | twinnan | twinnan | twinnan |
| Genitive | twinratwinnena | twinratwinnena | twinratwinnena |
| Dative | twinnum | twinnum | twinnum |
| Instrumental | twinnum | twinnum | twinnum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twihnaz, Northwest Germanic variation of *twīhnaz (“twofold; double”).
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