two

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See also: two-, twò, and TWO

Translingual[edit]

Signal flag for the digit 2

Etymology[edit]

From English two.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

two

  1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 2.
    Synonym: bissotwo (ITU/IMO)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status[1], 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, archived from the original on 2019-03-31, page §5.2.1.4.3.1

English[edit]

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English numbers (edit)
20
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: two
    Ordinal: second
    Latinate ordinal: secondary
    Reverse order ordinal: second to last, second from last, last but one
    Latinate reverse order ordinal: penultimate
    Adverbial: two times, twice
    Multiplier: twofold
    Latinate multiplier: double
    Distributive: doubly
    Group collective: both, pair, twosome
    Multipart collective: doublet, couple, couplet
    Greek or Latinate collective: dyad
    Metric collective prefix: double-
    Greek collective prefix: di-, duo-
    Latinate collective prefix: bi-
    Fractional: half
    Metric fractional prefix: demi-
    Latinate fractional prefix: semi-
    Greek fractional prefix: hemi-
    Elemental: twin, doublet
    Greek prefix: deutero-
    Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet
    Number of years: biennium

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

PIE word
*dwóh₁

From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Cognate with Scots twa (two); North Frisian tou, tuu (two); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (two); West Frisian twa (two); Dutch twee (two); Low German twee, twei (two); German zwei, zwo (two); Danish and Norwegian to (two); Swedish två, tu (two); Icelandic tvö (two); Faroese tvey (two); Latin duō (two); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, two); Irish dhá (two); Lithuanian (two); Russian два (dva, two); Albanian dy (two); Old Armenian երկու (erku, two); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, two); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

two

  1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
  2. Describing a set or group with two elements.
    • 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:
      [] The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”

Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from two (numeral)

Descendants[edit]

  • Solombala English: ту (tu)

Translations[edit]

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See also[edit]

Noun[edit]

two (plural twos)

  1. The digit/figure 2.
    The number 2202 contains three twos.
  2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
  3. A child aged two.
    This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
  4. A playing card featuring two pips.
  5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Russian: туз (tuz, two-oar dinghy)

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text)
ace deuce, two three four five six seven
eight nine ten jack, knave queen king joker

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Anagrams[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Middle English numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: two, twei
    Ordinal: secunde
    Adverbial: twie, twies
    Multiplier: twofold

Alternative forms[edit]

  • tuo, (Early ME, Northern ME) twa

Etymology[edit]

From Old English twā, feminine of twēġen.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /twɔː/, /twoː/
  • (Northern ME) IPA(key): /twɑː/

Numeral[edit]

two

  1. two
    • p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
      Gif tƿa men oþer ·iii· coman ridend to an tun · al þe tunſcipe flugæn foꝛ heom. ƿenden ð hi ƿæron ræuereſ.
      If two or three men came riding into a town, the whole town ran away from them, concluding that they were robbers.

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Saterland Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

two

  1. feminine of twäin
  2. neuter of twäin

References[edit]

  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “two”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN