zwo

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See also: ȝwo

German

Etymology

From Old High German zwō, from Proto-Germanic *twaōz, *twōz (see *twai), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Zwo was originally feminine (see zween), but is now used as a variant of zwei without gender distinction. Compare, however, Luxembourgish zwou, which is still a feminine form of zwéin. The same is true of some German dialects, e.g. in Switzerland. More at two.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡svoː/,
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Numeral

zwo

  1. (cardinal number) two
    Synonym: zwei

Usage notes

  • Zwei is the usual German word for "two", but zwo is sometimes used as more clearly distinguishable from drei (“three”), especially over the telephone and in military parlance. Outside of these contexts, it is used chiefly in southern Germany and Austria.

Coordinate terms

German cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— null eins, (before a noun) ein zwei drei vier fünf sechs sieben acht neun
1— zehn elf zwölf dreizehn vierzehn fünfzehn sechzehn siebzehn achtzehn neunzehn
2— zwanzig einundzwanzig zweiundzwanzig dreiundzwanzig vierundzwanzig fünfundzwanzig sechsundzwanzig siebenundzwanzig achtundzwanzig neunundzwanzig
3— Germany, Austria: dreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreissig		 Germany, Austria: einunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: einunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: zweiunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: zweiunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: dreiunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: dreiunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: vierunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: vierunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: fünfunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: fünfunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: sechsunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: sechsunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: siebenunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: siebenunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: achtunddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: achtunddreissig		 Germany, Austria: neununddreißig
Switzerland, Liechtenstein: neununddreissig
4— vierzig einundvierzig zweiundvierzig dreiundvierzig vierundvierzig fünfundvierzig sechsundvierzig siebenundvierzig achtundvierzig neunundvierzig
5— fünfzig einundfünfzig zweiundfünfzig dreiundfünfzig vierundfünfzig fünfundfünfzig sechsundfünfzig siebenundfünfzig achtundfünfzig neunundfünfzig
6— sechzig einundsechzig zweiundsechzig dreiundsechzig vierundsechzig fünfundsechzig sechsundsechzig siebenundsechzig achtundsechzig neunundsechzig
7— siebzig einundsiebzig zweiundsiebzig dreiundsiebzig vierundsiebzig fünfundsiebzig sechsundsiebzig siebenundsiebzig achtundsiebzig neunundsiebzig
8— achtzig einundachtzig zweiundachtzig dreiundachtzig vierundachtzig fünfundachtzig sechsundachtzig siebenundachtzig achtundachtzig neunundachtzig
9— neunzig einundneunzig zweiundneunzig dreiundneunzig vierundneunzig fünfundneunzig sechsundneunzig siebenundneunzig achtundneunzig neunundneunzig
German cardinal numbers from 100 onward

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Numeral

zwo

  1. feminine of zween

Further reading

  • “zwo” in Duden online
  • “zwo” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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