twa

Gothic

Romanization

twa

1. See 𐍄𐍅𐌰

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

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

Numeral

twa

1. (cardinal) three

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Old English

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, Proto-Slavic *dva (Russian два). Combining form twi-, cognate with German zwi-, Sanskrit द्वि (dwi-).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /twɑː/

Cardinal number

twā

1. (cardinal) two

See also

• twēġen

Descendants

• English: two
• Scots: twa

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Old Frisian

Etymology

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

Cardinal number

twa

1. (cardinal) two

Descendants

• West Frisian: twa

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French toi

Pronoun

twa (nominative to)

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

See also

Mauritian Creole personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			mo mwa (objective)	nou
2nd person			to (informal), ou (formal) twa (objective)	zot
3rd person			li	zot, bann-la

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Scots

Etymology

From Old English twā.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /twɑː/, /tweː/

Cardinal number

twa

1. (cardinal) two

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West Frisian

Etymology

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

Cardinal number

twa (plural twanen)

1. (cardinal) two