Polyglot Dictionary

Zwirn

/tsvɪʁn/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Zwirne

Meaning

  1. thread

    • Sie nähte mit festem Zwirn.

      She sewed with strong thread.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

faden

Zwirn specifically means sewing thread — twisted, strong thread used for sewing; Faden is the general word for thread or string.

Similar in other languages

English

yarn

yarn is the English word for the same thing — both mean "thread."

English

ribbon

Close — thread relates to a ribbon.

Practice

1 What does Zwirn mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie nähte mit festem ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zwirn?

noun

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