"twei" meaning in All languages combined

See twei on Wiktionary

Numeral [German Low German]

Etymology: Ultimately cognate to German zwei, English two. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|zwei}} German zwei, {{cog|en|two}} English two Head templates: {{head|nds-de|numeral}} twei
  1. (in many dialects, including Low Prussian) two (2) Tags: Low-Prussian, including Categories (topical): German Low German cardinal numbers, Middle English cardinal numbers Synonyms: twe, twee [Münsterländisch]
    Sense id: en-twei-nds-de-num-Y3SmX0x5 Disambiguation of Middle English cardinal numbers: 88 4 8 Categories (other): German Low German entries with incorrect language header, German Low German entries with language name categories using raw markup, Low Prussian Low German, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 0 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 93 4 3 Related terms: Münsterländisch: drei, veer, fyv, seß, niegen, tein, twiälf, füftein (füftain, füwtain), achtein, twintig, hunnert, dusend, duusend, twee [Plautdietsch] Related terms (Low Prussian (Samland)): ent, drei, veer, fiew, sess, seewe, acht, nege, tien, elf, twelf

Adverb [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb}} twei
  1. Alternative form of twie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: twie
    Sense id: en-twei-enm-adv-Xr3RYs4j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral [Middle English]

Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Cognate with German zwei, and others. Etymology templates: {{number box|enm|2}}, {{der|enm|gem-pro|*twai||two}} Proto-Germanic *twai (“two”), {{der|enm|ine-pro|*dwóh₁||two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”), {{cog|de|zwei}} German zwei Head templates: {{head|enm|numeral}} twei
  1. two (2) Synonyms: twey
    Sense id: en-twei-enm-num-Y3SmX0x5 Categories (other): Middle English links with redundant alt parameters
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for twei meaning in All languages combined (4.9kB)

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