"twi-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Middle English twi-, from Old English twi- (“two, double”), from Proto-Germanic *twi- (“two-, double-”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-, double-”) (compare Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“twice”), from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice”)), from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”). Compare twin, twice, two, and see more details at two. Cognate with German zwie- (“twice”), Swedish tve- (“twi-, double”), Old Prussian dwi- (“twi-”), Latin bi-, bis (“twice”) (< Old Latin dui-, duis). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|twi-}} Middle English twi-, {{inh|en|ang|twi-|t=two, double}} Old English twi- (“two, double”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*twi-|t=two-, double-}} Proto-Germanic *twi- (“two-, double-”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*dwi-|t=two-, double-}} Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two-, double-”), {{m+|gem-pro|*twiz-|t=twice}} Proto-Germanic *twiz- (“twice”), {{m+|ine-pro|*dwís|t=twice}} Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*dwóh₁|t=two}} Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (“two”), {{m|en|twin}} twin, {{m|en|twice}} twice, {{m|en|two}} two, {{m|en|two}} two, {{cog|de|zwie-|t=twice}} German zwie- (“twice”), {{cog|sv|tve-|t=twi-, double}} Swedish tve- (“twi-, double”), {{cog|prg|dwi-|t=twi-}} Old Prussian dwi- (“twi-”), {{cog|la|bi-}} Latin bi-, {{m|la|bis|t=twice}} bis (“twice”), {{cog|la|dui-}} Latin dui-, {{m|la|duis}} duis Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} twi-, {{en-prefix}} twi-
  1. (rare or no longer productive) two Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, rare Translations (two): zwie- (German), dé- (Irish)
    Sense id: en-twi--en-prefix-P8TM~nRY Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 42 34 0 0 23 Disambiguation of 'two': 92 8
  2. (rare or no longer productive) double, both Tags: idiomatic, morpheme, rare
    Sense id: en-twi--en-prefix-qVkVUcU~ Categories (other): English links with redundant target parameters, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with redundant sortkeys, Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with redundant sortkeys: 55 45 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 42 34 0 0 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: duo-, di-, twy-, twin-

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