zwiefältig

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German zwivaltig.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sviːfɛltɪç/
  • Hyphenation: zwie‧fäl‧tig
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Adjective

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zwiefältig (strong nominative masculine singular zwiefältiger, not comparable)

  1. double
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Exodus 22:4 (with KJV translation)
      Findet man aber bei ihm den Diebstahl lebendig, es sei ein Ochse, Esel oder Schaf, so soll er's zwiefältig wiedergeben.
      If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

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