zweu

Hunsrik

Hunsrik numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: zweu
    Ordinal: zwett
    Collective: Doppel
    Fractional: halleb
    Fractional prefix: halleb-

Etymology

  • Inherited from Central Franconian zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.[1] Cognate with German zwei and Luxembourgish zwéin.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈt͡svɔɪ̯/
    • Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯
    • Syllabification: zweu

    Numeral

    zweu

    1. two
      Meer hon Zweu Kinner ― We have two children
      Zweu Fraae hon mich gesihn ― Two women saw me

    Derived terms

    nouns
    • Zweuraat n

    References

    1. ^ Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “zweu”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 183, column 1
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