twt

See also: -twt, TWT, tw*t, and ṯwt

English

Proper noun

twt (Internet slang)

  1. Abbreviation of Twitter.

Noun

twt (plural twts) (Internet slang)

  1. (countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of Twitter.
  2. (countable) Abbreviation of tweet.
    Coordinate term: rtwt

Verb

twt (third-person singular simple present twts, present participle twting, simple past and past participle twted) (Internet slang)

  1. Abbreviation of tweet.
    Coordinate term: rtwt

See also

Egyptian

Pronunciation
 
  • (noun): (reconstructed) IPA(key): /taˈwaːtij/ → /taˈwaːtij/ → /təˈwaːtə/ → /təˈwoːt/

Noun
tw&tA53

 m

  1. likeness, image
  2. statue, especially of a man or a god
  3. drawn or painted picture
  4. (rare) form, shape

Inflection
Declension of twt (masculine)
singular twt
dual twtwj
plural twtw

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twt  
tw&tA53Y1V
twt

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Demotic: twtw

Verb
tw&tA53Y1V

 3-lit.

  1. (intransitive, with n, r, or rarely ḥr) to resemble, to be like or look like
  2. (intransitive, with n, r, or rarely ḥr) to nearly equal or match up to, to approach (in the figurative sense)
  3. (intransitive, with n) to befit, to be fitting or proper to
  4. (transitive, rare) to resemble

Inflection
Conjugation of twt (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twt, geminated stem: twtt
infinitival forms imperative
infinitive negatival complement complementary infinitive1 singular plural
twt
 twtw, twt
 twtt
 twt
 twt
‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem periphrastic imperfective2 periphrastic prospective2
twt
 ḥr twt
 m twt
 r twt
suffix conjugation
aspect / mood active passive contingent
aspect / mood active passive
perfect twt.n
 twtw, twt
 consecutive twt.jn
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative twtt
perfective3 twt
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 obligative1 twt.ḫr
 active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective twt
 active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3 twt
 twtt
 potentialis1 twt.kꜣ
 active + .tj1, .tw2
active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive twt
 active + .tj1, .tw2
verbal adjectives
aspect / mood relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms participles
active passive active passive
perfect twt.n
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 — —
perfective twt
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 twt
 twt, twtw5, twty5
imperfective twt, twty, twtw5
 active + .tj1, .tw2
 twt, twtj6, twty6
 twt, twtw5
prospective twt, twttj7
 — twttj4, twtt4
  1. Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian.
  2. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian.
  3. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective.
  4. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn.
  5. Only in the masculine singular.
  6. Only in the masculine.
  7. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twt  
t
t		 w
t t
Y1
twt tt

References
  1. Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 224

Welsh

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʊt/
  • Rhymes: -ʊt

Adjective

twt (feminine singular twt, plural twt, equative twted, comparative twtach, superlative twtaf)

  1. neat, tidy, dapper
    Synonyms: cymen, taclus
    Mae gen i dŷ bach twt.
    I have a neat little house.

Derived terms
  • twtio (“to tidy”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
twt dwt nhwt thwt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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