See also: δυο

Ancient Greek edit

Ancient Greek numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: δῠ́ο (dúo)
    Ordinal: δεύτερος (deúteros)
    Adverbial: δίς (dís)
    Collective: δῠᾰ́ς (duás)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Hellenic *dúwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates include Sanskrit द्व (dvá), Old Armenian երկու (erku), Latin duo, and Old English twā (English two).

Pronunciation edit

 

Numeral edit

δύο (dúo) (ordinal δεύτερος, adverbial δίς)

  1. two

Inflection edit

Various dialects inflected δύο differently. This merely represents a sampling of various inflections. Inflection is normally more redundant than shown here.

Note: δύο sometimes is undeclined.

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: δύο (dýo, two)

References edit

Greek edit

Greek cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : δύο (dýo)
    Ordinal : δεύτερος (défteros)

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), from Proto-Hellenic *dúwō, from Proto-Indo-European *duwó, *duwéh₃ (*dwóh₁).

Compare Mariupol Greek дъы́я (ðýja), дъи́я (ðíja).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈði.o/
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  • Hyphenation: δύ‧ο
  • Homophone: δύω (dýo)

Numeral edit

δύο (dýo) (invariable)

  1. two

Examples edit

Έχω ανάγκη δύο καφέδες για να ξυπνήσω.
Écho anágki dýo kafédes gia na xypníso.
I need two coffees to wake me up.

Usage notes edit

The stressed form is used to reinforce the number (compare with δυο (dyo)).

δύο μπίρες, όχι μία.
dýo bíres, óchi mía.
two beers, not one.

Coordinate terms edit

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

δύο (dýon (indeclinable)

  1. two (playing card)

Further reading edit