tvist

tvist c (singular definite tvisten, plural indefinite tvister)

1. legal dispute

• “tvist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Borrowed from English twist.

• IPA^(key): /tvɪst/

tvist n (genitive singular tvists, uncountable)

1. twist (type of dance)

From Middle Low German twist.

tvist m (definite singular tvisten, indefinite plural tvister, definite plural tvistene)

1. a dispute

• grensetvist

• “tvist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German twist.

tvist m (definite singular tvisten, indefinite plural tvistar, definite plural tvistane)

1. a dispute

• grensetvist

• “tvist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from English twist.

• IPA^(key): /tʋîst/

tvȉst m (Cyrillic spelling тви̏ст)

1. twist (type of dance)

• “tvist”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

From Middle Low German twist, from Proto-Germanic *twi-. Compare German Zwist. See also tvedräkt.

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tvist c

1. dispute, disagreement, quarrel

• tvist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tvist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tvist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tvist in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)