tweo
Old English
Alternative forms
- twīo, tƿēo
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *twihô (“doubt”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with Old Saxon tweho (“doubt”), Old High German zweho (“doubt”). Related to Old English twēo (“two”), betwēonum (“between, near both”), twēgen (“two”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtweːo/
Declension
Declension of tweo
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | twēo | twēon |
| accusative | twēon | twēon |
| genitive | twēon | twēona |
| dative | twēon | twēom |
Synonyms
- twēona
Derived terms
- twēolīc
- twēonol
- twēogan
- twēonian
- twēonung
Descendants
- Middle English: tweon, twene; tweonen, twenen (verb)
- English: tweag (dialectal); tweenlight
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