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twee.

two

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

num/tʋeː/[tʋeː]Belgium[tʋeɪ̯]Netherlands

  1. two

    Ik werk momenteel maar twee dagen per week.
    Het feest begon na tweeën 's nachts pas echt.
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/tʋeː/[tʋeː]Belgium[tʋeɪ̯]Netherlands

  1. two

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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.

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