Zwillingsschwester

German

Etymology

From Zwilling (“twin”) +‎ -s- +‎ Schwester (“sister”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡svɪlɪŋsˌʃvɛstɐ]
Audio (file)
Hyphenation: Zwil‧lings‧schwes‧ter

Noun

Zwillingsschwester f (genitive Zwillingsschwester, plural Zwillingsschwestern)

twin sister
Coordinate term: Zwillingsbruder

Christina und Ann-Sophie sind Zwillingsschwestern. ― Christina and Ann-Sophie are twin sisters.

Declension

Declension of Zwillingsschwester [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Zwillingsschwester	die	Zwillingsschwestern
genitive	einer	der	Zwillingsschwester	der	Zwillingsschwestern
dative	einer	der	Zwillingsschwester	den	Zwillingsschwestern
accusative	eine	die	Zwillingsschwester	die	Zwillingsschwestern

See also

Zwillingsbruder

Further reading

“Zwillingsschwester” in Duden online

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