Belarusian

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Belarusian numbers (edit)
20
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: другі́ (druhí)

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *dъva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dva]
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Numeral

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два (dvam or n (feminine дзве)

  1. two (2)

Usage notes

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два and дзве, when in the nominative case or accusative case, even in compounds (22, 32, 42, 102, etc.), govern the nominative plural of the noun. Some nouns have a special count form.

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Bulgarian

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Bulgarian numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Male person cardinal: два́ма (dváma)
    Ordinal: вто́ри (vtóri)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2-ри (2-ri)
    Adverbial: два́ пъ́ти (dvá pǎ́ti), дваж (dvaž), двукра́тно (dvukrátno)
    Fractional: полови́на (polovína), една́ вто́ра (edná vtóra)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Church Slavonic дъва (dŭva), from Proto-Slavic *dъva.

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два (dva) (feminine/neuter две)

  1. two

Declension

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Declension of два
masculine feminine/
neuter
indefinite два
dva
две
dve
definite два́та
dváta
две́те
dvéte

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References

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  • два”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • два”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Carpathian Rusyn

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Carpathian Rusyn numbers (edit)
20
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: дру́гый (drúhŷj)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Ukrainian два (dva), from Old East Slavic два (dva), дъва (dŭva), from Proto-Slavic *dъ̏va (two). Compare with Ukrainian два (dva), Polish dwa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdva]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: два

Numeral

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два (dva)

  1. two (2)

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Macedonian

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Macedonian numbers (edit)
20
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: втор (vtor)
    Adverbial: двапати (dvapati)
    Multiplier: двоен (dvoen), двократен (dvokraten)
    Multiplier verb: удвои (udvoi), удвојува (udvojuva)
    Collective: двајца (dvajca)
    Fractional: половина (polovina)

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva.

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Numeral

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два (dva)

  1. two

Declension

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Declension of два
masculine feminine neuter
indefinite два (dva) две (dve) две (dve)
definite unspecified двата (dvata) двете (dvete) двете (dvete)
definite proximal двава (dvava) двеве (dveve) двеве (dveve)
definite distal двана (dvana) двене (dvene) двене (dvene)

Old Ruthenian

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Old Ruthenian numbers (edit)
20[a], [b]
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: другїй (druhij), вторый (vtoryj)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic два (dva), дъва (dŭva), from Proto-Slavic *dъ̏va, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognate with Russian два (dva).

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два (dvam or n (feminine двѣ or дви)

  1. two (2)
    Synonym: ·в҃· (·v:·)

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: два (dva)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: два (dva)
  • Ukrainian: два (dva)

Further reading

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  • Tymchenko, E. K., editor (1932), “два”, in Історичний словник українського язика [Historical Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1, number 2 (Г – Ж), Kharkiv, Kyiv: Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, page 673
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “два”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 286
  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (2000), “два”, in Словник української мови XVI – 1-ї пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language of 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 7 (головнѣйший – десѧтина), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 193
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “два”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 272

Pannonian Rusyn

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Pannonian Rusyn cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : два (dva)
    Ordinal : други (druhi)
    Collective : двойо / двоме (dvojo)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak dva, from Proto-Slavic *dъva. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn два (dva) and Slovak dva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdva]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: два

Numeral

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два (dva) (feminine две, neuter два)

  1. two (2)

Declension

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Declension of два
singular plural
nominative два (dva)
genitive двох (dvox)
dative двом (dvom)
accusative два (dva)
instrumental двома (dvoma)
locative двох (dvox)
vocative

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Russian

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Russian numbers (edit)
20
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: второ́й (vtorój)
    Ordinal abbreviation: 2-о́й (2-ój)
    Adverbial: два́жды (dváždy)
    Multiplier: двойно́й (dvojnój), двоя́кий (dvojákij), двукра́тный (dvukrátnyj)
    Collective: дво́е (dvóje), о́ба (óba)
    Fractional: полови́на (polovína)

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva.

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два (dvam or n (feminine две)

  1. two (2)
  2. (mark) two (out of five), poor; D mark, D grade
    Synonyms: дво́йка (dvójka), двоя́к (dvoják), неудовлетвори́тельно (neudovletvorítelʹno), не́уд (néud), два ба́лла (dva bálla), па́ра (pára)

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два and две , when in the nominative case or accusative case, even in compounds (22, 32, 42, 102, etc.), govern the genitive of the noun.

  • In the nominative case, all nouns become genitive singular. In the accusative case, animate nouns become genitive plural and inanimate nouns remain in genitive singular.
  • The reason behind the genitive singular here is that in Old Russian два governed the dual number, and the old nominative dual form was the same as the masculine genitive singular. When the dual number was lost in Russian, the form was reanalyzed as the genitive singular. This was extended to include the numbers три (tri) and четы́ре (četýre), and eventually it was applied by analogy to feminine nouns as well.
  • While the noun is in the genitive singular following два or две, an intervening adjective or adjectival participle will be in the genitive plural or nominative plural
    • If два is in nominative case, the adjective will be nominative plural when the noun is feminine
    • If два is in accusative case, the adjective will be accusative plural (the same as the nominative plural) only if the noun is feminine inanimate.
    • Another way of seeing this is:
  • Nominative feminine is две + nominative plural adjective + genitive singular noun
  • Nominative masculine is два + genitive plural adjective + genitive singular noun.
  • Cases other than nominative and accusative (genitive, dative, instrumental, and prepositional) use plural forms, and agree in number and case with the noun.
  • Accusative animate is the same as the genitive, and accusative inanimate is the same as the nominative.

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Serbo-Croatian

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Serbo-Croatian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : два
    Ordinal : други

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

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два̑ (Latin spelling dvȃ)

  1. two (2)

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Ukrainian

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Ukrainian numbers (edit)
20
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    Cardinal: два (dva)
    Ordinal: дру́гий (drúhyj)
    A.o.: вдру́ге (vdrúhe), удру́ге (udrúhe)
    Sequence adverb: по-дру́ге (po-drúhe)
    Multiplier: дві́чі (dvíči), вдві́чі (vdvíči), вдво́є (vdvóje)
    Collective: дво́є (dvóje)
    Fractional: пів (piv), полови́на (polovýna)

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [dʋa]
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: два

Numeral

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два (dvam or n (feminine дві)

  1. two (2)

Usage notes

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Declension

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Declension of два
plural
masculine/neuter feminine
nominative два
dva
дві
dvi
genitive двох
dvox
dative двом
dvom
accusative animate двох
dvox
inanimate два
dva
дві
dvi
instrumental двома́
dvomá
locative двох
dvox

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