tveir
FaroeseEdit
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tveir Ordinal : annar Multiplier : tvífaldur Distributive : tvinnir Collective : báðir Fractional : hálvur | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
NumeralEdit
tveir
DeclensionEdit
| tveir, tvær, tvey (two) - numeral | |||
| Normal form | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tveir | tvær | tvey |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tveir, tvá†, tógva†, tóa† | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tveimum, tveim† | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (tveggja) | ||
| Pair-form | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | tvinnir | tvinnar | tvinni |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | tvinnar | ||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | tvinnum | ||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | (tvinna) | ||
IcelandicEdit
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tveir Ordinal : annar | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Old Norse tveir, from Proto-Germanic *twai.[1] Cognates include Faroese tveir and Danish to.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
tveir (feminine tvær, neuter tvö)
DeclensionEdit
declension of tveir
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans, page 1076.
Old NorseEdit
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tveir Ordinal : annarr Adverbial : tvisvar Multiplier : tvífaldr Collective : báðir Fractional : halfr | ||
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *twai, whence also Old English twā (English two), Old Frisian twā, Old Saxon twā, twō, Dutch twee, German zwei, Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 (twai). Compare also Old English twēġen (English twain), Old Saxon twēne, Old High German zwēne (German zween). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁, whence also Latin duo, Ancient Greek δύο (dúo).
NumeralEdit
tveir (feminine tvær, neuter tvau)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of tveir
DescendantsEdit
Note that undeclined forms två in Swedish and to in Danish and Norwegian are derived from the Old Norse masculine accusative, tvá.
ReferencesEdit
- tveir in Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910