tvinni

Faroese

Numeral

tvinni n

1. two pairs, neuter nominative and accusative pair-form (distributive number) of tvey
   • tvinni hús

     two dwelling houses

   • tvinni kort

     two packs of playing cards

   • tvinni fimtan

     two times fifteen

Declension

tveir, tvær, tvey (two) - numeral
Normal form	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	tveir	tvær	tvey
Accusative (hvønnfall)	tveir, tvá†, tógva†, tóa†
Dative (hvørjumfall)	tveimum, tveim†
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(tveggja)
Pair-form	m	f	n
Nominative (hvørfall)	tvinnir	tvinnar	tvinni
Accusative (hvønnfall)	tvinnar
Dative (hvørjumfall)	tvinnum
Genitive (hvørsfall)	(tvinna)

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tvinni, from Proto-Germanic *twiznô, from *twiznāną (“to thread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtvɪnːɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːɪ

Noun

tvinni m (genitive singular tvinna, nominative plural tvinnar)

1. twine, yarn

Declension

Declension of tvinni (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tvinni	tvinninn	tvinnar	tvinnarnir
accusative	tvinna	tvinnann	tvinna	tvinnana
dative	tvinna	tvinnanum	tvinnum	tvinnunum
genitive	tvinna	tvinnans	tvinna	tvinnanna

Related terms

• tvinna