Cotwin

/ˈkoʊtwɪn/ verb

Definition

To win or succeed together with another person; to achieve joint victory.

Etymology

From co- (together) + twin or win, though the etymology is somewhat obscure. The word appears in older texts but is rarely used in modern English, possibly conflating 'twin' with 'win.'

Kelly Says

Cotwin is a ghost word—it barely exists in modern English, which suggests that language has survival rules where some words simply lose the competition for speaker attention, even when they follow perfectly logical grammar rules.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
co-twin
koh-twin
ARالعربية
إخوة توأم
i-khaw-wat taw-am
BNবাংলা
সহ-জাত
sah-jaat
CACatalà
co-twin
koh-twin
CSČeština
bratranec
brat-ran-ec
DADansk
tvilling
tviling
DEDeutsch
Co-Zwillinge
koh-tsvil-lin-geh
ELΕλληνικά
ίδιος αδελφός
i-dios a-del-fos
ESEspañol
co-gemelo
koh-heh-meh-loh
FAفارسی
برادر دوقلو
baradar do-qloo
FISuomi
kaksoset
ka-k-so-set
FRFrançais
co-frère
koh-frayr
GUGU
co-twin
koh-twin
HAHA
co-twin
koh-twin
HEעברית
אח תאום
ach ta-um
HIहिन्दी
सह-जात
sah-jaat
HUMagyar
ikre
i-kre
IDBahasa Indonesia
co-twin
koh-twin
IGIG
co-twin
koh-twin
ITItaliano
co-gemello
koh-zheh-mello
JA日本語
双子の兄弟
so-tsu-no kyou-dai
KKKK
co-twin
koh-twin
KMKM
co-twin
koh-twin
KO한국어
동일한 쌍둥이
dong-il-han ssan-dung-i
MRMR
co-twin
koh-twin
MSBahasa Melayu
co-twin
koh-twin
MYမြန်မာ
co-twin
koh-twin
NLNederlands
co-twin
koh-twin
NONorsk
tvilling
tviling
PAPA
co-twin
koh-twin
PLPolski
brat bliźniak
brat bliz-niak
PTPortuguês
co-gêmeo
koh-zheh-meo
RORomână
co-twin
koh-twin
RUРусский
близнец
blizh-nets
SVSvenska
tvilling
tviling
SWKiswahili
co-twin
koh-twin
TAதமிழ்
இணை சகோதரர்
i-nai sa-ko-thar-ar
TEతెలుగు
సహ-జన్మ
sah-jan-ma
THไทย
พี่น้องฝาแฝด
phi-non-fah-a-det
TLTL
co-twin
koh-twin
TRTürkçe
ikiz kardeş
ikiz kar-de-sh
UKУкраїнська
близнюк
blizh-nyuk
URاردو
جڑواں بھائی
jar-waan bhai
VITiếng Việt
anh em sinh đôi
anh em sinh doi
YOYO
co-twin
koh-twin
ZH中文
双胞胎
shuāng bāo tāi
ZUZU
co-twin
koh-twin

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