two

Betekenis (English)

Num

1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

Noun

1. The digit/figure 2.
2. (informal) A two-dollar bill.
3. A child aged two.
4. A playing card featuring two pips.
5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
6. Short for two shot.

Concepten

twee

2

tweejarig

biljet van twee dollar

tweetal

tve

tvi3

tweejarige

Synonyms

both

pair

couple

👫

deuce

2

twice

double

twain

2

brace

one

twin

dual

a pair

cut in half

together

binary

even

second

2nd

ounce

poor

runner-up

stars

🌠

thing

top

🔝

twofold

twosome

II

two of a kind

ability

two together

both persons

both things

DI

bi-

two pieces

again

🔁

also

and

cap

cardinal

combination

cover

craft

day after tomorrow

duo

dyad

ii

know

lid

mates

mutual

number two

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tuː/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: two

Inherited from Oudengels: twā

Cognate with Schots: twa

Cognate with Noord-Fries: tou

Cognate with Saterfries: twäin

Cognate with Fries: twa

Cognate with Nederlands: twee

Cognate with Nedersaksisch: twee

Cognate with Duits: zwei

Cognate with Deens: -

Cognate with Noors: to

Cognate with Zweeds: två

Cognate with IJslands: tvö

Cognate with Faeröers: tvey

Cognate with Latijn: duō

Cognate with Oudgrieks: δύο

Cognate with Iers: dhá

Cognate with Litouws: dù

Cognate with Russisch: два

Cognate with Albanees: dy

Cognate with Classical Armenian: երկու

Cognate with Sanskriet: द्व

Cognate with Tokharian A: wu

Cognate with Tokharian B: wi

In summary

PIE word
*dwóh₁
From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

Zinnen

It takes two to have an argument .

Er zijn twee nodig om een ​​argument te hebben.

Two people talking on a dock .

Twee mensen praten over een dok.

These two are the only remaining works from him today .

Deze twee zijn vandaag de enige overgebleven werken van hem.

The couple had two sons , both in the entertainment business .

Het echtpaar had twee zonen, beide in de entertainmentbusiness.

Four sailors died instantly and another two were lost overboard .

Vier zeilers stierven onmiddellijk en nog eens twee waren overboord verloren.

Two state highways cross Banner County .

Twee State Highways Cross Banner County.

She spent the next two years as an intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital .

Ze bracht de volgende twee jaar door als stagiair in het Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Two salvage excavations took place on the site .

Twee reddingsopgravingen vonden plaats op de site.