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See also:two-,twò,tw@,andTWO

Translingual

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Signal flag for the digit 2

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromEnglishtwo.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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two

  1. (international standards)NATO &ICAOradiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit2.
    Synonym:bissotwo(ITU/IMO)


ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes
AlfaBravoCharlieDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJuliettKiloLimaMike
NovemberOscarPapaQuebecRomeoSierraTangoUniformVictorWhiskeyXrayYankeeZulu
zeroonetwothree(tree)four(fower)five(fife)sixseveneightnine(niner)hundredthousanddecimal
ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic clear codes for digits
ICAO/NATOzeroonetwothree(tree)four(fower)five(fife)sixseveneightnine(niner)
ITU/IMOnadazerounaonebissotwoterrathreekartefourpantafivesoxisixsettesevenoktoeightnovenine

Etymology 2

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Abbreviation ofEnglishTswapong.

Symbol

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two

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forTswapong.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status‎[1], 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, October 2001, archived fromthe original on31 March 2019, page§5.2.1.4.3.1

English

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English numbers(edit)
20
 ←  123  → 
   Cardinal:two
   Ordinal:second
   Abbreviated ordinal:2nd
   Latinate ordinal:secondary
   Reverse order ordinal:second last,second to last,second from last,last but one
   Latinate reverse order ordinal:penultimate
   Adverbial:twotimes,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

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Etymology

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PIE word
*dwóh₁

FromMiddle Englishtwo,twa, fromOld Englishtwā, feminine and neuter oftwēġen (whencetwain), fromProto-West Germanic*twai-, fromProto-Germanic*twai, fromProto-Indo-European*dwóh₁.

Cognate withScotstwa(“two”);North Frisiantou,tuu(“two”);Saterland Frisiantwäin,two(“two”);West Frisiantwa(“two”);Dutchtwee(“two”);Low Germantwee,twei(“two”);Germanzwei,zwo(“two”);Danish andNorwegianto(“two”);Swedishtvå,tu(“two”);Icelandictvö(“two”);Faroesetvey(“two”);Latinduō(“two”);Ancient Greekδύο(dúo,“two”);Irishdhá(“two”);Lithuaniandù(“two”);Russianдва(dva,“two”);Albaniandy(“two”);Old Armenianերկու(erku,“two”);Sanskritद्व(dvá,“two”);Tocharian Awu,Tocharian Bwi.Doublet ofduo. See alsotwain.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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two

  1. Anumericalvalue equal to2; this many dots (••).
  2. Describing aset orgroup with twoelements.
    • 1927,F. E. Penny, chapter 5, inPulling the Strings:
      “[…]Thetwo murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”
    • 2023 July 24, Chris Eberhart, “NY police used AI to track drivers on highways as attorney questions legality”, inFox News‎[2]:
      The surveillance program includes at least 480 LPRs that scan and record about 16.2 million vehicles per week and stores that data fortwo years, he wrote in the court filing.

Derived terms

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Terms derived fromtwo (numeral)

Descendants

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  • Solombala English:ту(tu)

Translations

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cardinal number 2
describing set or group with two elements
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions atWiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked

See also

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Noun

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two (pluraltwos)

  1. The digit/figure 2.
    The number 2202 contains threetwos.
    • 2008 March 2, Tanya Khovanova, “Autobiographical Numbers”, inarXiv‎[3], pages1, 2‎[4]:
      In our example, 1210 has 1 zero, 2 ones, 1two and 0 threes.[…] The number has 2twos.
  2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
  3. A child aged two.
    This toy is suitable for thetwos and threes.
  4. Aplaying card featuring twopips.
    Synonym:deuce
  5. Twoo'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
  6. (film)Ellipsis oftwo shot.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Russian:туз(tuz,“two-oar dinghy”)

Translations

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digit or figure
two-dollar bill
child aged two
playing card

See also

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Playing cards in English ·playing cards(layout ·text)
acedeuce,twothree,treyfour,caterfive,cinquesixseven
eightninetenjack,knavequeenkingjoker

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Anagrams

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Middle English

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Middle English numbers(edit)
20
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   Cardinal:two,tweye,tweyne
   Ordinal:secunde
   Adverbial:twie,twies
   Multiplier:twofold

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishtwā, feminine oftwēġen.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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two

  1. two
    • p.1154, “AD 1137”, inAnglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation),Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished atOxford:Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:
      Giftƿa men oþer ·iii· coman ridend to an tun · al þe tunſcipe flugæn foꝛ heom. ƿenden ð hi ƿæron ræuereſ.
      Iftwo or three men came riding into a town, the whole town ran away from them, concluding that they were robbers.

Related terms

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Descendants

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References

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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two

  1. feminine oftwäin
  2. neuter oftwäin

References

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  • Marron C. Fort (2015), “two”, inSaterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske,→ISBN

Tooro

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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two

  1. class 13 of-o:they

Derived terms

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  • -atwo(“their (class 13)”)

See also

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Tooro personal pronouns
classpersonindependentpossessivesubject
concord		object
concord		combined forms
nani
class 1firstnyowe,nye-angen--n-nanyowe,nanyeninyowe,ninye
secondiwe-aweo--ku-naiweniiwe
thirduwe-ea--mu-nawenuwe
class 2firstitwe-aitutu--tu-naitweniitwe
secondinywe-anyumu--ba-nainyweniinywe
thirdbo-aboba--ba-nabonubo
class 3gwo-agwogu--gu-nagwonugwo
class 4yo-ayoe--gi-nayoniyo
class 5lyo-alyoli--li-nalyoniryo
class 6go-agoga--ga-nagonugo
class 7kyo-akyoki--ki-nakyonikyo
class 8byo-abyobi--bi-nabyonibyo
class 9yo-ayoe--gi-nayoniyo
class 10zo-azozi--zi-nazonizo
class 11rwo-arworu--ru-narwonurwo
class 12ko-akoka--ka-nakonuko
class 13two-atwotu--tu-natwonutwo
class 14bwo-abwobu--bu-nabwonubwo
class 15kwo-akwoku--ku-nakwonukwo
class 16ho-ahoha--ha-nahonuho
class 17(kwo)N/Aha-
(...-yo)		-ha-N/Anukwo
class 18(mwo)-amwoha-
(...-mu)		-ha-N/Anumwo
reflexive-enyini,-onyini—-e-—
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