Zweier

See also: zweier

Alemannic German

Etymology

zwei (“two”) +‎ -er. Compare German Zweier

Noun

Zweier m

(Uri) twin

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.

German

Etymology

zwei +‎ -er

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtsvaiɐ]
Audio (file)

Noun

Zweier m (strong, genitive Zweiers, plural Zweier)

(colloquial) two-cent coin, two-euro coin
(rowing) double; pair
(regional) two (digit, figure)
(golf) a game between two single players
(Switzerland) two deciliters (200 ml) of a liquid

Declension

Declension of Zweier [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zweier	die	Zweier
genitive	eines	des	Zweiers	der	Zweier
dative	einem	dem	Zweier	den	Zweiern
accusative	einen	den	Zweier	die	Zweier

Coordinate terms

terms coordinate to Zweier

Einer (1)
Einser (1)
Dreier (3)
Vierer (4)
Fünfer (5)
Sechser (6)
Siebener (7)
Achter (8)
Neuner (9)
Zehner (10)
Elfer (11)
Zwölfer (12)
Hunderter (100)
Tausender (1000)

Further reading

“Zweier” in Duden online
“Zweier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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