tvedräkt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish tvädräkt, from Middle Low German twedracht, nominalization of twedragen (to disagree), see tve- (two-) + draga (to pull), i.e. ”to pull in two directions”. Compare German Zwietracht and Dutch tweedracht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tveːˌdrɛkt/

Noun

tvedräkt c

  1. discord, strife

Declension

Declension of tvedräkt 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative tvedräkt tvedräkten
Genitive tvedräkts tvedräktens

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