zwirnen
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See also: Zwirnen
German
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German zwirnen, from Old High German zwirnōn, zwirnēn, from Proto-West Germanic *twiʀnōn, *twiʀnēn, from Proto-Germanic *twiznāną (“to thread”). Cognate with Icelandic tvinna.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]zwirnen (weak, third-person singular present zwirnt, past tense zwirnte, past participle gezwirnt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to twine
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | zwirnen | ||||
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present participle | zwirnend | ||||
past participle | gezwirnt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zwirne | wir zwirnen | i | ich zwirne | wir zwirnen |
du zwirnst | ihr zwirnt | du zwirnest | ihr zwirnet | ||
er zwirnt | sie zwirnen | er zwirne | sie zwirnen | ||
preterite | ich zwirnte | wir zwirnten | ii | ich zwirnte1 | wir zwirnten1 |
du zwirntest | ihr zwirntet | du zwirntest1 | ihr zwirntet1 | ||
er zwirnte | sie zwirnten | er zwirnte1 | sie zwirnten1 | ||
imperative | zwirn (du) zwirne (du) |
zwirnt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]zwirnen (no predicative form, strong nominative masculine singular zwirnener, not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of zwirnen (uncomparable, no predicate)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | — | — | — | — | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | zwirnener | zwirnene | zwirnenes | zwirnene |
genitive | zwirnenen | zwirnener | zwirnenen | zwirnener | |
dative | zwirnenem | zwirnener | zwirnenem | zwirnenen | |
accusative | zwirnenen | zwirnene | zwirnenes | zwirnene | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der zwirnene | die zwirnene | das zwirnene | die zwirnenen |
genitive | des zwirnenen | der zwirnenen | des zwirnenen | der zwirnenen | |
dative | dem zwirnenen | der zwirnenen | dem zwirnenen | den zwirnenen | |
accusative | den zwirnenen | die zwirnene | das zwirnene | die zwirnenen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein zwirnener | eine zwirnene | ein zwirnenes | (keine) zwirnenen |
genitive | eines zwirnenen | einer zwirnenen | eines zwirnenen | (keiner) zwirnenen | |
dative | einem zwirnenen | einer zwirnenen | einem zwirnenen | (keinen) zwirnenen | |
accusative | einen zwirnenen | eine zwirnene | ein zwirnenes | (keine) zwirnenen |
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