Zwist

German

Etymology

From rare Middle High German zwist (Ripuarian, 14th c.), borrowed from Middle Dutch twist, from Proto-West Germanic *twist, from Proto-Germanic *twistaz (whence also English twist). Later reinforced by cognate Low German Twist, from Middle Low German twist, twest. Since ca. 1700 in regular standard usage, where it remained an elevated word, however. Related with zwei (as in Zwietracht).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsvɪst/, [t͡sʋɪst]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Zwist

Noun

Zwist m (strong, genitive Zwistes or (rare) Zwists, plural Zwiste)

1. (higher register) discordance, disagreement, quarrel

   Synonyms: Zwietracht, Uneinigkeit, Unfrieden, Streit, Zank, Gezänk

Declension

Declension of Zwist [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zwist	die	Zwiste
genitive	eines	des	Zwistes, Zwists	der	Zwiste
dative	einem	dem	Zwist, Zwiste1	den	Zwisten
accusative	einen	den	Zwist	die	Zwiste

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• zwistig

Further reading

• “Zwist” in Duden online