two
English
/tuː/, /tu/, /twuː/
numeral
Definitions
- A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
- Describing a set or group with two elements.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English two inherited from Old English twā inherited from Proto-Germanic *twai (two) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (two).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dwóh₁
Gloss
two
Concept
Semantic Field
Quantity
Ontological Category
Number
Kanji
二
Emoji
🕑️ 🕝️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- armed English
- atwo English
- betwixen English
- dicrotic English
- didelphic English
- dubious English
- dubiously English
- dubiousness English
- edged English
- faced English
- fanged English
- footed English
- handed English
- headed English
- hourly English
- indubious English
- legged English
- lipped English
- pence English
- penny English
- ply English
- reel English
- score English
- thirds English
- tongued English
- twain English
- twentieth English
- twenty English
- twentyfold English
- twentyish English
- twentyness English
- twentypence English
- twentypenny English
- twentysomething English
- two-armed English
- two-edged English
- two-faced English
- two-facedly English
- two-fanged English
- two-footed English
- two-handed English
- two-handedly English
- two-handedness English
- two-headed English
- two-hourly English
- two-legged English
- two-lipped English
- two-ply English
- two-reeler English
- two-tongued English
- two-up English
- two-way English
- twoer English
- twofold English
- twofoldedness English
- twofoldly English
- twofoldness English
- twoish English
- twoling English
- twoness English
- twopartite English
- twopence English
- twopenny English
- twopennyworth English
- twoscore English
- twosies English
- twosome English
- twosomeness English
- twoth English
- twothirds English
- twoweapon English
- up English
- way English
- weapon English
- zweibein English
- *dui Latin
- bivius Latin
- dualis Latin
- dubitāre Latin
- dubius Latin
- duellum Latin
- duo Latin
- duplus Latin
- duō Latin
- Duo German
- Twen German
- Zweier German
- Zweifamilienhaus German
- Zweifamilienwohnhaus German
- Zweigeschlecht German
- Zweihänder German
- Zweiklang German
- Zweitaktmotor German
- Zweitor German
- entzwei German
- zwei German
- zweibeinig German
- zweideutig German
- zweidimensional German
- zweierlei German
- zweifach German
- zweifüßig German
- zweigeschlechtig German
- zweihundert German
- zweimal German
- zweiminütig German
- zweimonatig German
- zweimonatlich German
- zweiprozentig German
- zweischneidig German
- zweiseitig German
- zweistündig German
- zweiteilen German
- zweithöchst German
- zweitägig German
- zweiundachtzig German
- zweiundneunzig German
- zweiwertig German
- zweiwöchentlich German
- zweiwöchig German
- due Italian
- duo Italian
- twee Dutch, Flemish
- tweebaans Dutch, Flemish
- tweebak Dutch, Flemish
- tweebenig Dutch, Flemish
- tweedekker Dutch, Flemish
- tweedeling Dutch, Flemish
- tweedonker Dutch, Flemish
- tweefrontenoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- tweehonderd Dutch, Flemish
- tweejaarlijks Dutch, Flemish
- tweekleur Dutch, Flemish
- tweekleurig Dutch, Flemish
- tweelicht Dutch, Flemish
- tweeling Dutch, Flemish
- tweeloops Dutch, Flemish
- tweeluik Dutch, Flemish
- tweemaal Dutch, Flemish
- tweemotorig Dutch, Flemish
- tweepersoonsbed Dutch, Flemish
- tweepoot Dutch, Flemish
- tweepotig Dutch, Flemish
- tweespan Dutch, Flemish
- tweestatenoplossing Dutch, Flemish
- tweestrijd Dutch, Flemish
- tweetal Dutch, Flemish
- tweetalig Dutch, Flemish
- tweeverdiener Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoet Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoeter Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoetig Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoets Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoud Dutch, Flemish
- tweevoudig Dutch, Flemish
- tweewieler Dutch, Flemish
- tweewijverij Dutch, Flemish
- tweezaadlobbig Dutch, Flemish
- duodi French
- два Russian
- двадцать Russian
- дважды Russian
- δυάς Ancient Greek
- δυοκαίδεκα Ancient Greek
- δύο Ancient Greek
- *dwo- Proto-Indo-European
- *dwó Proto-Indo-European
- *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *teguz Proto-Germanic
- *twai Proto-Germanic
- chitvåfördelning Swedish
- tvekamp Swedish
- två Swedish
- tvåfoting Swedish
- tvåkrona Swedish
- tvåöring Swedish
- ツー Japanese
- betweoxn Old English
- twā Old English
- twēġen Old English
- द्व Sanskrit
- द्वि Sanskrit
- tuo Middle English
- twa Middle English
- twei Middle English
- twenty Middle English
- two Middle English
- two-foted Middle English
- twofold Middle English
- twosome Middle English
- dhá Irish
- tva Old Norse
- tveir Old Norse
- tvá Old Norse
- to Danish
- *dъva Proto-Slavic
- ديبوذ Arabic
- deus Old French
- doi Old French
- du Esperanto
- tveir Icelandic
- दो Hindi
- دو Persian
- دوشنبه Persian
- دولاب Persian
- دوچرخه Persian
- دیگه Persian
- میاندوراه Persian
- δύο Greek (modern)
- twee Middle Dutch
- twêe Middle Dutch
- zwei Old High German
- երկաճիւ Old Armenian
- երկարդնեայ Old Armenian
- երկբարբառ Old Armenian
- երկեամ Old Armenian
- երկերիւր Old Armenian
- երկիցս Old Armenian
- երկշաբաթի Old Armenian
- երկոտասան Old Armenian
- երկու Old Armenian
- երկոքեան Old Armenian
- երկոքին Old Armenian
- երկսայրի Old Armenian
- երկրորդ Old Armenian
- dá Old Irish
- twee Afrikaans
- tveir Faroese
- zwei Middle High German
- dy Albanian
- dysh Albanian
- 𐍄𐍅𐌰𐌹 Gothic
- *twai- gmw-pro
- *twai-, *twain- gmw-pro
- דו Hebrew (modern)
- twē Old Dutch
- *dwau Proto-Celtic
- twê Middle Low German
- zboa Cimbrian
- બંને Gujarati
- *dwáH Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Zweier Alemannic German
- zwei Alemannic German
- tver Old Swedish
- tver, tvēr Old Swedish
- tjwå Westrobothnian
- *duō Proto-Italic
- twa Scots
- doi Friulian
- *dwáH Proto-Indo-Aryan
- দুই Bengali
- twa Western Frisian
- دو Urdu
- twā, twēne Old Frisian
- 𐭲𐭥𐭩𐭭 Middle Persian
- du Northern Kurdish
- dudeng Northern Kurdish
- mitupela Tok Pisin
- tu Tok Pisin
- tupela Tok Pisin
- twenti Tok Pisin
- wantu Tok Pisin
- yutupela Tok Pisin
- twee Low German
- 𑀤𑁄 Maharastri Prakrit
- *duwō Proto-Albanian
- doi Dalmatian
- *duu̯a Proto-Iranian
- *dwitī́yakarah Proto-Iranian
- *dwáH Proto-Iranian
- ਦੋ Panjabi, Punjabi
- zboa Mòcheno
- allezwee Pennsylvania German
- zwee Pennsylvania German
- wi Tocharian B
- दोन Konkani
- owktu Sranan Tongo
- tu Sranan Tongo
- dui Romani
- doi Ladin
- tou North Frisian
- dui Istriot
- *dúwō Proto-Hellenic
- 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 Avestan
- dui Corsican
- duellum Old Latin
- دوه Pashto, Pushto
- tu Fanagalo
- twenti Fanagalo
- du Kalasha
- दुइ Bhojpuri
- दू Bhojpuri
- we Tocharian A
- wu Tocharian A
- doi Piedmontese
- mitufala Bislama
- tu Bislama
- tufala Bislama
- tugeta Bislama
- twante Bislama
- yumitu Bislama
- yutufala Bislama
- ଦୁଇ Oriya
- دو Baluchi
- දෙක Sinhala, Sinhalese
- dwai Old Prussian
- زٕ Kashmiri
- *duwō bat-pro
- tua Crimean Gothic
- dui Rohingya
- 𑀤𑁄 Ardhamagadhi Prakrit
- bāro inc-kho
- up
- ply
- way
- atwo
- reel
- pence
- score
- edged
- twain
- faced
- penny
- twoer
- armed
- twoth
- fanged
- weapon
- headed
- twoish
- legged
- lipped
- handed
- thirds
- two-up
- footed
- hourly
- twenty
- two-way
- twoness
- tongued
- twoling
- dubious
- twofold
- twosies
- twosome
- two-ply
- twopenny
- zweibein
- betwixen
- dicrotic
- twoscore
- twopence
- twentyish
- two-faced
- dubiously
- twentieth
- twofoldly
- twoweapon
- two-armed
- indubious
- twothirds
- didelphic
- two-edged
- two-fanged
- two-hourly
- two-handed
- twentyness
- two-headed
- two-footed
- two-reeler
- twentyfold
- two-legged
- twopartite
- two-lipped
- twofoldness
- twentypence
- two-facedly
- dubiousness
- two-tongued
- twosomeness
- twentypenny
- two-handedly
- twopennyworth
- twofoldedness
- two-handedness
- twentysomething