twene
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| Cardinal: twēne Ordinal: ōther Fractional: twēde | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Cognates include Old English twēġen and Old Saxon twēne.
Pronunciation
Numeral
twēne m
- two
- twēne skillingar ― two shillings
Inflection
Declension of twēne
Descendants
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Compare Old Dutch twēne, twē, Old English twēġen, Old High German zwēne.
Pronunciation
Numeral
twēne
- two
- 9th c. Heliand, verse 4937
- "Johannes endi Petrus, thie gumon twēne..."
- "John and Peter, the two men...
- 9th c. Heliand, verse 4937
Declension
| Masculine | Neuter | Feminine | |
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| nominative | twēne, twēna | twē | twā, twō |
| accusative | twēne, twēna | twē | twā, twō |
| genitive | twēiro, twēio | twēiro, twēio | twēiro, twēio |
| dative | twēm | twēm | twēm |
Declension of twēne
Descendants
- Low German: twee
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