twie

Dutch Low Saxon edit

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2 (getal)

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Alternative forms edit

twij

Etymology edit

Ultimately cognate to German zwei.

Numeral edit

twie

two (2)

Middle English edit

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

Alternative forms edit

tueie, twei, tweiȝe, twey, tweye, twi, twy, twye, twyȝe
tuwa, twiȝe, twygge (Early Middle English)

Etymology edit

From Old English tweowa, from Proto-West Germanic *twiwō; compare thrie.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈtwiː(ə)/, /ˈtwɛi̯(ə)/

Adverb edit

twie

twice (two times)
Synonym: twies

References edit

“twīe, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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