"twee" meaning in Dutch

See twee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʋeː/ Audio: Nl-twee (Belgium).ogg [Belgium], Nl-twee.ogg [Netherlands] Forms: tweeën [plural], tweetje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eː Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|tweetje}} twee f (plural tweeën, diminutive tweetje n)
  1. two Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Two
    Sense id: en-twee-nl-noun-P8TM~nRY Disambiguation of Two: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Numeral

IPA: /tʋeː/ Audio: Nl-twee (Belgium).ogg [Belgium], Nl-twee.ogg [Netherlands]
Rhymes: -eː Etymology: From Middle Dutch twêe, from Old Dutch twē, neuter form of twēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ with plural suffix *-i. Etymology templates: {{dercat|nl|frk|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|nl|dum|twêe}} Middle Dutch twêe, {{inh|nl|odt|twē}} Old Dutch twē, {{m|odt|twēne}} twēne, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*twai-}} Proto-West Germanic *twai-, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*twai}} Proto-Germanic *twai, {{inh|nl|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Head templates: {{head|nl|numeral}} twee
  1. two Categories (topical): Dutch cardinal numbers, Two
    Sense id: en-twee-nl-num-P8TM~nRY Disambiguation of Dutch cardinal numbers: 25 75 Disambiguation of Two: 45 55 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Derived forms: tweebaans, tweebenig, tweehonderd, tweelandensim, tweeling, tweespalt, tweetal, tweetalig, tweetallig, tweevoud, tweewerf, tweezaadlobbig
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for twee meaning in Dutch (5.0kB)

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    "Dutch numerals",
    "Dutch terms derived from Frankish",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Frankish",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Dutch terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eː",
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    {
      "word": "tweespalt"
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