Zwern

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German zwirn, from Old High German *zwirn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic *twiznaz, *twiznô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡svɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Hyphenation: Zwern

Noun

Zwern m (plural Zwern)

1. thread

   Ich muss das mit weisem Zwern flicke ― I need to sew this with white thread

References

• Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Zwern”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 183