Latvian

Dvīnes

Noun

dvīne f (5th declension, masculine form: dvīnis)

1. (female) twin (a girl born together with another child from one mother)

   dvīņu māsa‎ ― twin sister

   abas dvīņu māsas ir labas vingrotājas‎ ― both twin sisters are good gymnasts

   pašas jaunākās meistarsacīkšu dalībnieces ir Kanādas indiāņu dvīnes‎ ― the youngest championship particiants are the Canadian Indian (female) twins

Declension

Usage notes

The singular forms exist but are much less frequent in actual usage than the plural forms (e.g., dvīņu māsa, with dvīņu used adjectivally, is more frequent than dvīne).

Related terms

• divi