Twen

German

Etymology

Clipping of English twenty, probably influenced by teen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tvɛn/
  • Hyphenation: Twen
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Twen m (strong, genitive Twens, plural Twens)

  1. twentysomething

Declension

Declension of Twen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Twen die Twens
genitive eines des Twens der Twens
dative einem dem Twen den Twens
accusative einen den Twen die Twens

Descendants

  • → English: twen

Further reading

  • “Twen” in Duden online
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