twa

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

Gothic

Romanization

twa

  1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍅𐌰

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French trois.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twa

  1. three

Lingala

Verb

twa

  1. to spit

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French toi (you).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

twa (second person singular objective pronoun)

  1. (informal) you

Related terms

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French toi.

Pronoun

twa (nominative to)

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

See also

Middle English

Numeral

twa

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

Old English

Pronunciation

Numeral

twā

  1. nominative/accusative feminine/neuter of twēġen

Descendants

  • 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

Pronunciation

Numeral

twā

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

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

twa

  1. (chiefly literary) Alternative form of twoja

Further reading

  • twa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scots

Scots cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : twa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English twa, northern form of two.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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)

Related terms

West Frisian

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

Etymology

From Old Frisian twā.

Pronunciation

Numeral

twa

  1. two

Further reading

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