two

English Online Dictionary. What means two‎? What does two mean?

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Two, TWO

Etymology

Borrowed from English two.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu]

Noun

two

1. (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 2.

   Synonym: bissotwo (ITU/IMO)

References

English

Alternative forms

• twain (dated)
• twey (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

Pronunciation

• (UK, Canada) IPA^(key): /tuː/, [tʰu̟ː], enPR: to͞o
• (US) IPA^(key): /tu/, [tʰu̟], enPR: to͞o
• Homophones: to, too
• Rhymes: -uː

Numeral

two

1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Solombala English: ту (tu)

Translations

See also

• Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Noun

two (plural twos)

1. The digit/figure 2.

2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
3. A child aged two.

4. A playing card featuring two pips.
5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
6. (film) Short for two shot.

Derived terms

• two-up
• two's complement

Descendants

• → Russian: туз (tuz, “two-oar dinghy”)

Translations

See also

See also

Anagrams

• OTW, TOW, Tow, WTO, owt, tow, wot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tuo, (Early ME, Northern ME) twa

Etymology

From Old English twā, feminine of twēġen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /twɔː/, /twoː/
• (Northern) IPA^(key): /twɑː/

Numeral

two

1. two

Related terms

Descendants

• English: two, twain (dated), twey (archaic)
  • Solombala English: ту (tu)
• Geordie English: twe
• Scots: twa, twae

References

• “twō, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tvɔ/

Numeral

two

1. feminine of twäin
2. neuter of twäin

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “two”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN