צוויי

Yiddish

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Cardinal: צוויי (tsvey)     Ordinal: צווייט (tsveyt)     Fractional: האַלב (halb)

Etymology 1

From Old High German zwēne.

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Southeastern) IPA^(key): /t͡svɛɪ̯/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /t͡sveɪ̯/
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): /t͡svaɪ̯/

Numeral

צוויי • (tsvey)

1. two

Derived terms

• צווייט (tsveyt)
• צווייטיק (tsveytik)
• צווייטנס (tsveytns)

Etymology 2

Possibly an alteration of dialectal שטשאַוויי (shtshavey).

Noun

צוויי • (tsvey) m

1. sorrel

   Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), קוואַסעץ (kvasets), כטשוף (khtshuf)

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “צװײ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].