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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tvedräkt tvedräkts
definite tvedräkten tvedräktens
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

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