tveir
Faroese
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tveir Ordinal : annar Multiplier : tvífaldur Distributive : tvinnir Collective : báðir Fractional : hálvur | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Declension
| tveir, tvær, tvey (two) - numeral | |||
| Normal form | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tveir | tvær | tvey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tveir, tvá†, tógva†, tóa† | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tveimum, tveim† | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (tveggja) | ||
| Pair-form | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tvinnir | tvinnar | tvinni |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tvinnar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tvinnum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (tvinna) | ||
Icelandic
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tveir Ordinal : annar | ||
Etymology
From Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʰveiːr/
- Rhymes: -eiːr
Declension
declension
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tveir | tvær | tvö |
| accusative | tvo | tvær | tvö |
| dative | tveimur, tveim | tveimur, tveim | tveimur, tveim |
| genitive | tveggja | tveggja | tveggja |
Derived terms
Old Norse
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tveir Ordinal : annarr Adverbial : tvisvar Multiplier : tvífaldr Collective : báðir Fractional : halfr | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twai, whence also Old English twā (English two), Old Frisian twā, Old Saxon twā, twō, Dutch twee, German zwei, Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 (twai). Compare also Old English twēġen (English twain), Old Saxon twēne, Old High German zwēne (German zween). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwó, whence also Latin duo, Ancient Greek δύο (dúo).
Inflection
| Plural | |||
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | tveir | tvær | tvau |
| Accusative | tvá | tvær | tvau |
| Dative | tveimr / tveim | tveimr / tveim | tveimr / tveim |
| Genitive | tveggja | tveggja | tveggja |
Descendants
Note that undeclined forms två in Swedish and to in Danish and Norwegian are derived from the Old Norse masculine accusative, tvá.
References
- tveir in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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