See also: TWA, Twa, twå, twą, ƫwa, and -twa

Gothic edit

Romanization edit

twa

  1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍅𐌰

Haitian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French trois.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

twa

  1. three

Lingala edit

Verb edit

twa

  1. to spit

Louisiana Creole edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from French toi (you).

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

twa (second person singular objective pronoun)

  1. (informal) you

Related terms edit

Mauritian Creole edit

Etymology edit

From French toi.

Pronoun edit

twa (nominative to)

  1. You. (second-person singular objective personal pronoun)

See also edit

Middle English edit

Numeral edit

twa

  1. (Northern ME, Early ME) Alternative form of two

Old English edit

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

twā

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter of twēġen

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: two, tuo, (Early ME, Northern ME) twa
    • English: two, twain; twey
      • Solombala English: ту (tu)
    • Geordie English: twe
    • Scots: twa, twae

Old Frisian edit

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

twā

  1. nominative or accusative feminine of twēne
  2. nominative or accusative neuter of twēne

References edit

  • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Polish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /tfa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: twa

Pronoun edit

twa

  1. (chiefly literary) Alternative form of twoja

Further reading edit

  • twa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots edit

Scots cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twa

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English twa, northern form of two.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /twɑː/, /twɔː/
  • (Southern) IPA(key): /tweː/
  • (Northern, Insular) IPA(key): /twaː/

Numeral edit

twa

  1. two
    • 1875, William Alexander, Sketches of Life Among My Ain Folk, page 51:
      "A twa-horse wark, maybe? or dee ye make it oot wi' ae beast an' an owse?"
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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West Frisian edit

West Frisian cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : twa
    Ordinal : twadde

Etymology edit

From Old Frisian twā.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

twa

  1. two

Further reading edit

  • twa”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011