zwene

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Middle High German

Middle High German numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: zwēne
    Ordinal: ander

Etymology

    From Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈt͡s̄wɛːnə/

    Numeral

    zwēne (feminine zwō, neuter zwei)

    1. two

    Declension

    declension of zwêne
    masculine feminine neuter
    nominative zwēne zwō zwei
    genitive zweier
    dative zweien
    accusative zwēne zwō zwei

    Descendants

    References

    • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “zwêne”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

    Old High German

    Old High German cardinal numbers
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        Cardinal : zwene
        Ordinal : andar

    Etymology

      From Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

      Numeral

      zwēne (feminine zwō, neuter zwei)

      1. two

      Descendants

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