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Translingual
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| Signal flag for the digit 2 |
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
two
- (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 2.
- Synonym: bissotwo (ITU/IMO)
| code | Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
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| November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu | |
| zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |
| ICAO/NATO | zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) |
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| ITU/IMO | nadazero | unaone | bissotwo | terrathree | kartefour | pantafive | soxisix | setteseven | oktoeight | novenine |
References
- ^ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status, 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, 2001 October, archived from the original on 31 March 2019, page §5.2.1.4.3.1
English
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| Cardinal: two Ordinal: second Latinate ordinal: secondary Reverse order ordinal: second to last, second from last, last but one Latinate reverse order ordinal: penultimate Adverbial: two times, twice Multiplier: twofold Latinate multiplier: double Distributive: doubly Germanic collective: pair, twosome Collective of n parts: doublet, couple, couplet Greek or Latinate collective: dyad Metric collective prefix: double- Greek collective prefix: di-, duo- Latinate collective prefix: bi- Fractional: half Metric fractional prefix: demi- Latinate fractional prefix: semi- Greek fractional prefix: hemi- Elemental: twin, doublet Greek prefix: deutero- Number of musicians: duo, duet, duplet Number of years: biennium | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
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| *dwóh₁ |
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/, , enPR: to͞o
- (US) IPA(key): /tu/, , enPR: to͞o
- Homophones: to, too
- Rhymes: -uː
Numeral
two
- A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
- 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage , New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
- Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
- Describing a set or group with two elements.
- 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:
- “ […] The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”
Derived terms
Terms derived from two (numeral)
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- all-in-two
- all-in-two diaper
- all-in-two nappy
- a thing or two
- at ten and two
- Aztec two-step
- beast with two backs
- bent as a two bob
- between two stools
- big two
- blues and twos
- Boettger's two-headed snake
- caught between two stools
- couldn't organise a two-ticket raffle
- cross as two sticks
- difference of two squares
- eat for two
- every stick has two ends
- fall between two stools
- feed two birds with one scone
- fifteen and two
- for two pins
- four-by-two
- four by two
- game of two halves
- give two fucks
- give two hoots
- give two shits
- goodie two-shoes
- goodie two shoes
- goody-two-shoes
- goody two-shoes
- goody two shoes
- grade two
- have two strings to one's bow
- hippo birdie two ewe
- hit two targets with one arrow
- hotter than a two dollar pistol
- in two
- in two jumps
- in two minds
- in two shakes
- in two shakes of a cow's tail
- in two shakes of a dog's tail
- in two shakes of a duck's tail
- in two shakes of a lamb's tail
- in two shakes of a rabbit's ass
- it takes two to make a quarrel
- it takes two to quarrel
- it takes two to tangle
- it takes two to tango
- kill two birds with one stone
- kinder two
- layer two tunnelling protocol
- lesser of two evils
- like a dog with two dicks
- like a dog with two tails
- like two peas in a pod
- Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
- meat and two veg
- no two ways about it
- number two
- of two minds
- one can't carry two watermelons under one arm
- one can't hold two watermelons in one hand
- one hand can't hold two watermelons
- one or two
- ones and twos
- one-two
- one-two punch
- one-two-three
- play number two
- put two and two together
- put two and two together and come up with five
- put two and two together and make five
- quasi-two-dimensional
- quasi-two-dimensionality
- rose between two thorns
- rule of two
- serve two masters
- show someone a thing or two
- six and two threes
- stand on one's own two feet
- stop two gaps with one bush
- Texas two-step
- that ever walked on two legs
- there are two sides to every question
- there are two sides to every story
- thick as two short planks
- three-center two-electron bond
- trip over one's own two feet
- turn two
- twenty two
- twenty-two hundred
- two Americas
- two and eight
- two a penny
- two-armed
- two-bagger
- two bald men fighting over a comb
- two-barred crossbill
- two-barred warbler
- two birds with one stone
- two-bit
- two bits
- two-block
- two-blocked
- two-block haircut
- two bob
- two bob each way
- two-body problem
- Two Borders
- two brain cells to rub together
- two-by-four
- two by four
- two by two
- two can play at that game
- two can play at this game
- two can play that game
- two can play this game
- two cents
- two cents' worth
- two child problem
- two children problem
- two commas
- two-cylinder
- two days after tomorrow
- two-decker
- two-dimensional
- two-dimensionally
- two-dish rice
- two-dollar word
- two-double
- two-edged
- two-edged sword
- two envelopes problem
- two-eyed jack
- two-eyed steak
- two-faced
- two-facedly
- two-facedness
- two-factor authentication
- two-fanged
- two fat ladies
- two-fifths
- two fifths
- two-fingered typing
- two fingers up
- two-fisted
- two-fisted drinker
- two-fold
- two-footed
- two for flinching
- two-form
- two for the price of one
- two for two
- two-forty
- two-forty on a plank road
- two-four
- two-four time
- two-handed
- two-handed game
- two-handedly
- two-handedness
- two-hander
- two-hand sword
- two-hand touch
- two ha'pennies for a penny
- Two Harbors
- two-headed
- two heads are better than one
- two-heart
- two-hit wonder
- two-hourly
- two hundred
- two hundred fifty-sixth note
- two-hundredth
- two-L
- two L
- two lamps burning and no ship at sea
- two left feet
- two left hands
- two-legged
- two-legged tie
- two-level
- two-line
- two-line brevier
- two-line double pica
- two-line English
- two-line great primer
- two-line pass
- two-line pica
- two-line whip
- two-lipped
- two little ducks
- two-man saw
- two men and a dog
- two-minute hate
- two-minute silence
- two-minute warning
- two-move checkmate
- two-name paper
- two-norm
- two o'clock
- two-of
- two-of-a-kind
- two of a kind
- two pair
- two pairs
- two-part time
- two-partyism
- two-party system
- two pennies
- two pennies to rub together
- two pennies' worth
- two penn'orth
- two pennorth
- two-percenter
- two percenter
- two-percent milk
- two-person rule
- two pesos
- two-phase
- two-phase commit
- two-piece
- two-piece sleeve
- two pips
- two-pizza rule
- two plus two equals five
- two-ply
- two-point conversion
- two-point perspective
- two points
- two-port network
- two pot screamer
- two-price advertising
- two-pronged
- two-ranked
- two-reeler
- two-seamer
- two-seam fastball
- two-seater
- two-second rule
- two second rule
- two seconds to black
- two set
- two shot
- two-sided
- two-sided ideal
- two sides of the same coin
- two slips of latinum
- two solitudes
- two-speed crossword
- two spirit
- two-spirit
- two-spirited
- two-spotted scoliid wasp
- two-start
- two-state solution
- two-step
- two steps ahead
- two-striped grasshopper
- two-stroke
- two-stroke engine
- two swords
- two-table
- two-tap
- two tears in a bucket
- twoth
- two-third
- two-thirds
- two thirds
- two thousand
- two thousand and late
- two-thousander
- two thousands
- two-thousandsies
- two-thousandth
- two-throw
- two thumbs up
- two-tier
- two-tiered
- two-time
- two-time loser
- two-timer
- two times
- two-timing
- two-toed sloth
- two-tone
- two-tongued
- two-to-one
- two-top
- two twos
- two up
- two upon ten
- two-up-two-down
- Two Waters
- two-way
- two-way communication
- two-way mirror
- two-way street
- two-way switch
- two-way travel time
- two-way traveltime
- two week millionaire
- two-wheel drive
- two-wheeled
- two-wheeler
- two-wheel tractor
- two wrongs don't make a right
- two wrongs make a right
- two years ago
- watch in two
- wear two hats
- when two Sundays come together
- when two Sundays meet
Descendants
- Solombala English: ту (tu)
Translations
numerical value
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describing set or group with two elements
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
See also
Noun
two (plural twos)
- The digit/figure 2.
- The number 2202 contains three twos.
- (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
- A child aged two.
- This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
- A playing card featuring two pips.
- Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
- 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Three Investigators Come across a Dark Soul”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three.
- (film) Short for two shot.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Russian: туз (tuz, “two-oar dinghy”)
Translations
digit or figure
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two-dollar bill
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child aged two
See also
| Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text) | ||||||
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Anagrams
Middle English
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| [a], [b] ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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| Cardinal: two, twei Ordinal: secunde Adverbial: twie, twies Multiplier: twofold | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English twā, feminine of twēġen.
Pronunciation
Numeral
two
- two
- p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
- Gif tƿa men oþer ·iii· coman ridend to an tun · al þe tunſcipe flugæn foꝛ heom. ƿenden ð hi ƿæron ræuereſ.
- If two or three men came riding into a town, the whole town ran away from them, concluding that they were robbers.
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
Numeral
two