Tweed
See also: tweed
English
Proper noun
Tweed (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeds)
- 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
- A municipality and community therein, in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Laurens County, Georgia, United States.
- Tweed Shire, a local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, named after the Tweed River.
- A river in this region of New South Wales.
- (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.
Derived terms
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- River Tweed
- Tweedbank
- Tweeddale
- Tweedmouth
See also
- tweed
Anagrams
- dewet, dweet, tewed
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)
- tweed (cloth)
Declension
Declension of Tweed [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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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