zweu

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Hunsrik

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Hunsrik numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: zweu
    Ordinal: zwett
    Collective: Doppel
    Fractional: halleb
    Fractional prefix: halleb-

Etymology

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From Central Franconian zwei, from Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai.[1]

Cognate with German zwei and Luxembourgish zwéin.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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zweu

  1. two
    Meer hon Zweu KinnerWe have two children
    Zweu Fraae hon mich gesihnTwo women saw me

Derived terms

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nouns

References

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  1. ^ Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “zweu”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português[1] (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 38