twa

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

Gothic

Romanization

twa

  1. Romanization of 𐍄𐍅𐌰

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French trois.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twa/

Numeral

twa

  1. three

Lingala

Verb

twa

  1. to spit

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French toi (you).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /twa/
  • Rhymes: -a

Pronoun

twa (second person singular objective pronoun)

  1. (informal) you

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

  • IPA(key): /twɑː/

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈtwaː/

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
 <  1 2 3  > 
    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)

West Frisian

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

Etymology

From Old Frisian twā.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tva/

Numeral

twa

  1. two

Further reading

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