"twee" meaning in Dutch

See twee in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tʋeː/ Audio: Nl-twee (Belgium).ogg , Nl-twee.ogg Forms: tweeën [plural], tweetje [diminutive, neuter]
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, {{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: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} 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

Numeral

IPA: /tʋeː/ Audio: Nl-twee (Belgium).ogg , Nl-twee.ogg
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, {{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: 0 100 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, tweekoppig, tweekwartsmaat, tweelandensim, tweeledig, tweelicht, tweeling, tweespalt, tweetal, tweetalig, tweetallig, tweevoud, tweewerf, tweezaadlobbig

Inflected forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/tʋeː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-twee (Belgium).ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c2/Nl-twee_%28Belgium%29.ogg/Nl-twee_%28Belgium%29.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Nl-twee_%28Belgium%29.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-twee.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/54/Nl-twee.ogg/Nl-twee.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Nl-twee.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "twee"
}

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