Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tvilling m ‎(definite singular tvillingen, indefinite plural tvillinger, definite plural tvillingene)

1. a twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus at he same time, or of two similar or closely related objects)
2. Gemini (someone born under that star sign)

See also

• Tvillingene (constellation and star sign)

References

• “tvilling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to Old Norse tvinnr, tvennr and Nynorsk tvinn and tvenn. Possibly from a Old Norse root *tvinlingr, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz.

Noun

tvilling m ‎(definite singular tvillingen, indefinite plural tvillingar, definite plural tvillingane)

1. a twin (as above)
2. Gemini (someone born under that star sign)

See also

• Tvillingane (constellation and star sign)

References

• “tvilling” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tvinlinger, possibly from a Old Norse root *tvinlingr, from Proto-Germanic *twinilingaz, with the first element from *twinaz. Compare Norwegian and Swedish tvilling, English twinling, Dutch tweeling, German Zwilling.

Noun

tvilling c

1. twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus at he same time, or of two similar or closely related objects)

Declension