twa
Gothic
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French trois, from Old French troy, trois, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate to English three, Lithuanian trys, Sanskrit त्रि (trí).
Mauritian Creole
Middle English
Old English
Alternative forms
- tƿa
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates include Old Saxon twā, twō, Old Dutch twēne, twē (Dutch twee), Old High German zwēne (German zwei), Old Norse tvær (Icelandic tveir, Danish to, Swedish två), Latin duo, Greek δύο (dýo), Proto-Slavic *dъva (Russian два (dva)). Combining form twi-, cognate with German zwi-, Sanskrit द्वि (dvi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /twɑː/
Old Frisian
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Cardinal : twa | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Inflection
Masculine SG | Feminine SG | Neuter SG | |
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nominative | twēne | twā | twā |
accusative | twēne | twā | twā |
genitive | twīra | twīra | twīra |
dative | twām | twām | twām |
Scots
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English twa, northern form of tuo, Old English twā, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation
West Frisian
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Cardinal : twa Ordinal : twadde | ||
Etymology
From Old Frisian twa, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Further reading
- “twa”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011