Tweed

See also: tweed

English

Proper noun

Tweed (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeds)

  1. A river in the United Kingdom; a river in the Scottish Borders area which for part of its length forms the border between Scotland and England. It flows into the North Sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, England.
    Synonym: River Tweed
  2. A municipality and community therein, in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. An unincorporated community in Laurens County, Georgia, United States.
  4. Tweed Shire, a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, named after the Tweed River.
  5. A river in this region of New South Wales.
  6. (countable) A surname.

Usage notes
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Tweed is the 11456th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2750 individuals. Tweed is most common among White (91.6%) individuals.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English tweed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tviːt/
  • Hyphenation: Tweed
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: Tweet

Noun

Tweed m (strong, genitive Tweeds, plural Tweeds or Tweede)

  1. tweed (cloth)

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

Further reading
  • “Tweed” in Duden online
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