twa

Romanization

twa

1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍅𐌰

Etymology

From French trois, from Old French troy, trois, from Latin trēs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes. Cognate to English three, Lithuanian trys, Sanskrit त्रि (trí).

Numeral

twa

1. three

Etymology

From French toi.

Pronoun

twa (nominative to)

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

Alternative forms

• tƿa

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates include Old Saxon twā, twō, Old Dutch twēne, twē (Dutch twee), Old High German zwēne (German zwei), Old Norse tvær (Icelandic tveir, Danish to, Swedish två), Latin duo, Greek δύο (dýo), Proto-Slavic *dъva (Russian два (dva)). Combining form twi-, cognate with German zwi-, Sanskrit द्वि (dvi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twɑː/

Numeral

twā

1. two.

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Numeral

twā

1. two

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tfa/

Pronoun

twa

1. (chiefly literary) feminine nominative singular of twój
2. (chiefly literary) feminine vocative singular of twój

Etymology

From Old English twā.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

twa

1. two

Etymology

From Old Frisian twa, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Numeral

twa (plural twanen)

1. two