twene

Old Frisian

Old Frisian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : twēne     Ordinal : ōther     Fractional : twēde

Alternative forms

• twēn, twēr

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Cognates include Old English twēġen and Old Saxon twēne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtweːne/, [ˈtwɛːne]

Numeral

twēne m

1. two

   twēne skillingar ― two shillings

Inflection

Declension of twēne

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	twēne, twēn, twēr	twā	twā
Accusative	twēne	twā	twā
Genitive	twēra, twīra	twēra, twīra	twēra, twīra
Dative	twām	twām	twām

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: tau

  Goesharde:

  Hoolmer: tweer m tou f or n

  Hoorninger: twäär m tou f or n

  Halligen: twaane ?, tweer m, taue f or n

  Heligoland: tau

  Mooring: twäär m, tou f or n, (nominalized) twane m or f

  Wiedingharde: tweer m tou f or n

  Sylt: tau

• Saterland Frisian: twäin m, two f or n
• West Frisian: twa

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Old Saxon cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : twēne

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *twai-. Compare Old Dutch twēne, twē, Old English twēġen, Old High German zwēne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtweː.ne/

Numeral

twēne

1. two

Declension

Declension of twēne

	Masculine	Neuter	Feminine
nominative	twēne, twēna	twē	twā, twō
accusative	twēne, twēna	twē	twā, twō
genitive	twēiro, twēio	twēiro, twēio	twēiro, twēio
dative	twēm	twēm	twēm

Descendants

• Low German: twee