twa

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See also: TWA, Twa, twå, twą, ƫwa, and -twa

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

twa

  1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍅𐌰

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French trois.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

twa

  1. three

Lingala[edit]

Verb[edit]

twa

  1. to spit

Louisiana Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from French toi (you).

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

twa (second person singular objective pronoun)

  1. (informal) you

Related terms[edit]

Mauritian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French toi.

Pronoun[edit]

twa (nominative to)

  1. You. (second-person singular objective personal pronoun)

See also[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Numeral[edit]

twa

  1. (Northern ME, Early ME) Alternative form of two

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

twā

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter of twēġen

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle English: two, tuo, (Early ME, Northern ME) twa
    • English: two, twain; twey
      • Solombala English: ту (tu)
    • Geordie English: twe
    • Scots: twa, twae

Old Frisian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

twā

  1. nominative or accusative feminine of twēne
  2. nominative or accusative neuter of twēne

References[edit]

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tfa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: twa

Pronoun[edit]

twa

  1. (chiefly literary) Alternative form of twoja

Further reading[edit]

  • twa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots[edit]

Scots cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : twa

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English twa, northern form of two.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /twɑː/, /twɔː/
  • (Southern) IPA(key): /tweː/
  • (Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /twaː/

Numeral[edit]

twa

  1. two
    • 1875, William Alexander, Sketches of Life Among My Ain Folk, page 51:
      "A twa-horse wark, maybe? or dee ye make it oot wi' ae beast an' an owse?"
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

West Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : twa
    Ordinal : twadde

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian twā.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

twa

  1. two

Further reading[edit]

  • twa”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011