two

CEFRA1

/tu/

number · numeral · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    The number 2.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    Describing a set or group with two elements.

Examples

  • I am married and have two children.

  • It took me more than two hours to translate a few pages of English.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
3
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [tʰu̟]
  • [tʰu̟u]

Deep Dive

number

Extra meaning

  1. The digit/figure 2.

numeral

Extra meaning

  1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A child aged two.

More examples

In context

  • There are only two cookies left.

  • This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

  • The number 2202 contains three twos.

Synonyms

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Origin

number

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognates Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); S...