zwei

Meaning

two (numerical value represented by the Arabic numeral 2; or describing a set with two components)

Concepts

two

pair

twain

2

fourteen days

two people

two weeks

two persons

bi-

di-

two year old

couple

👫

two

fortnight

Synonyms

Zwei

2️⃣

zwo

2

beide

zwei Wochen

bes

2

alle zwei beide

alle zwei

doppel-

di-

bi-

alle beide

zween

vierzehn Tage

zweijährig

Translations

deux

2

dos

2

due

2

twee

2

dois

2

iki

2

duo

2

dos

2

δύο

duas

duae

اثنان

2

dues

δυο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡svaɪ̯/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: zwei

Inherited from Old High German: zwei

Cognate with Dutch: twee

Cognate with English: two

In summary

From Middle High German zwei, from Old High German zwei (neuter of zwēne).
Compare Dutch twee, English two, twain. In Old High German, and still today in some dialects, distinct forms are used for the three grammatical genders. Zwei was originally the neuter form, now used for all genders. The Old High German masculine zwēne is found back in early modern German zween; the feminine zwō lives on in the variant zwo (but now without any gender distinction).

Sentences

Die Affen greifen die Gruppe an und töten zwei der Wachen .

The monkeys attack the group and kill two of the guards.

Nur rund zwei Wochen später wurde die Anzahl der Verbindungen wieder reduziert .

Only about two weeks later, the number of connections was reduced again.

Die Region setzt sich aus zwei Kirchspielen zusammen .

The region is made up of two parishes.

Das ist die Zusammensetzung eines Wortes zu einem Wort mit mindestens schon zwei Worten .

This is the composition of a word into a word with at least two words.

Aus der Verbindung gingen zwei Kinder , Daniel und Melanie Tressler, hervor .

Two children, Daniel and Melanie Tressler, emerged from the connection.

In das Nest legt das Weibchen zwei bis sechs Eier von bläulich-grünlicher Farbe .

The female lays two to six eggs of bluish-greenish colour in the nest.