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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.

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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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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.

    Cognates

    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.

    Unrelated to similar words inAustronesian languages such asMalagasyroa;Tagalog andCebuanodalawa;West Coast Bajau andMinangkabauduo;Bugineseᨉᨘᨓ(dua);Indonesian,Malay,Iban,Iranun,Ilocano, andSundanesedua;Fijian,Māori,Rapa Nui, andRotumanrua;Tongan andNiueanua;Wallisian,Samoan, andHawaiianlua; andSouth Marquesan'ua; which originated fromProto-Austronesian*duSa.

    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], archived fromthe original on28 August 2023:
        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)
    • Sranan Tongo: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

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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

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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, 8 February 2018:
          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)”)

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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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