dva
Czech edit
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Cardinal: dva Ordinal: druhý Adverbial: dvakrát Repetition adjective: dvojnásobný Multiplier: dvojitý Collective: dvoje Fractional: půl, polovina, polovice | ||
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech dva, from Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
dva m (feminine and neuter dvě)
Declension edit
Coordinate terms edit
Czech cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Old Czech edit
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Cardinal: dva Ordinal: druhý Adverbial: dvakrát, dvénásob Multiplier: dvojitý Collective: dvój Fractional: pól, polovicě |
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
dva
Declension edit
Coordinate terms edit
Old Czech cardinal numbers from 1 to 99
Descendants edit
- Czech: dva
References edit
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “dva”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Serbo-Croatian edit
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Cardinal: dva Ordinal: drugi Adverbial: dvaput, dvažde Multiplier: dvostruk, dupli, dvogub, dvojno Collective: dvoje, dvojica, oba, obojica Fractional: polovina |
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
dvȃ (Cyrillic spelling два̑)
Usage notes edit
- As a vestige of the Proto-Slavic dual number, nouns following the numbers 2-4 are in genitive singular.
- In standard Serbo-Croatian, dva declines according to case, but this is not always done in speech.
Declension edit
declension of dva
Related terms edit
Slovak edit
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Cardinal: dva Ordinal: druhý Adverbial: dva razy Multiplier: dvojitý, dvojnásobný Collective: dvoje Qualitative: dvojaký |
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъva.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
dva m inan
Declension edit
Coordinate terms edit
Slovak cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
Further reading edit
- “dva”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene edit
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Cardinal: dva Cardinal prefix: dvo- Ordinal: drugi Fixed ordinal: drugoten Latinate ordinal: sekundaren Ordinal prefix: drugo- Number: dve, dva Digit: dvojka Digit place: dvojica Adverbial: drugič Krat adverbial: drugikrat Multiplier: dvojen Krat multiplier: dvakrat Fixed multiplier: dvakraten, dvokraten Adverbial multiplier: dvojno Latinate multiplier: dubleten Multiplier verb: podvojiti Latinate multiplier verb: duplirati, dublirati Multiplier prefix: dvojn- Krat multiplier prefix: dvakratn-, dvokratn- Krat adverbial multiplier: dvakratno, dvokratno Collective: dvoje Separable collective: dvoj Greek or Latinate collective: diada Greek collective prefix: di-, duo- Latinate collective prefix: bi- Fractional: polovica, pol Fractional prefix: pol- Latinate fractional prefix: semi- Fractional multiplier: polovinski Fractional krat multiplier: polkrat Fractional fixed multiplier: polkraten, polovičen Fractional multiplier verb: razpoloviti Elemental: dvojica Fractional adverbial multiplier: polkratno, polovično Greek prefix: devtero- Number of musicians: duo, duet |
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
dvȃ
- two
- (by extension) a relatively small number
- Če živiš v mestu imaš dva koraka do česarkoli. ― If you live in a city, everything is only a few steps away.
Usage notes edit
When counting or reciting numbers, the feminine form dvé is formally used.
Declension edit
First declension (hard), long mixed accent, special accent changes, irregular genitive and locative endings | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nom sg | dvȃ | dvẹ̑ | dvẹ̑, dvȃ |
dual | |||
masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative imenovȃlnik |
dvȃ | dvẹ̑ | dvẹ̑, dvȃ |
genitive rodȋlnik |
dvẹ̄h | dvẹ̄h | dvẹ̄h |
dative dajȃlnik |
dvẹ̄ma | dvẹ̄ma | dvẹ̄ma |
accusative tožȋlnik |
dvȃ | dvẹ̑ | dvẹ̑, dvȃ |
locative mẹ̑stnik |
dvẹ̄h | dvẹ̄h | dvẹ̄h |
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
dvẹ̄ma | dvẹ̄ma | dvẹ̄ma |
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
dvȃ | dvẹ̑ | dvẹ̑, dvȃ |
- The neuter nominative/accusative/vocative form dvȃ is a consequence of common loss of dual of neuter nouns. The form therefore binds with plural forms and is colloquial:
- dve okni ― two windows (formally)
- dva okna ― two windows (colloquially)
Noun edit
dvȃ n
Declension edit
Third neuter declension (no endings) , fixed accent (singularia tantum) | |||
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nom. sing. | dvȃ | ||
gen. sing. | dvȃ | ||
singular | |||
nominative imenovȃlnik |
dvȃ | ||
genitive rodȋlnik |
dvȃ | ||
dative dajȃlnik |
dvȃ | ||
accusative tožȋlnik |
dvȃ | ||
locative mẹ̑stnik |
dvȃ | ||
instrumental orọ̑dnik |
dvȃ | ||
(vocative) (ogȏvorni imenovȃlnik) |
dvȃ |
To express dual and plural, the phrase število dve 'number two' is used, e.g. dve števili dve sta napisani, or, informally, also dvojka.
Further reading edit
- “dva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “dva”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references