twt

See also: -twt, TWT, tw*t, and ṯwt

English

Proper noun

twt (Internet slang)

1. Abbreviation of Twitter.

Noun

twt (plural twts) (Internet slang)

1. (countable, uncountable) Abbreviation of Twitter.
2. (countable) Abbreviation of tweet.

   Coordinate term: rtwt

Verb

twt (third-person singular simple present twts, present participle twting, simple past and past participle twted) (Internet slang)

1. Abbreviation of tweet.

   Coordinate term: rtwt

See also

• -twt

Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

• (noun): (reconstructed) IPA^(key): /taˈwaːtij/ → /taˈwaːtij/ → /təˈwaːtə/ → /təˈwoːt/

• (noun): (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA^(key): /taˈwaːtij/
• (noun): (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA^(key): /taˈwaːtij/
• (noun): (Amarna-period Late Egyptian, c. 1350 BCE) IPA^(key): /təˈwaːtə/
• (noun): (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA^(key): /təˈwoːt/

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /tuːt/
  • Conventional anglicization: tut

Noun

 m

1. likeness, image
2. statue, especially of a man or a god
3. drawn or painted picture
4. (rare) form, shape

Inflection

Declension of twt (masculine)

singular	twt
dual	twtwj
plural	twtw

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twt  

twt

Derived terms

• jm-n-twt
• twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn
• twt-ꜥnḫ-jmn-ḥqꜣ-jwnw-šmꜥw
• twt-ꜥnḫ-jtn

 

Descendants

• Demotic: twtw
  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲑⲟⲩⲱⲧ (thouōt)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ (touōt)

Verb

 3-lit.

1. (intransitive, with n, r, or rarely ḥr) to resemble, to be like or look like
2. (intransitive, with n, r, or rarely ḥr) to nearly equal or match up to, to approach (in the figurative sense)
3. (intransitive, with n) to befit, to be fitting or proper to
4. (transitive, rare) to resemble

Inflection

Conjugation of twt (triliteral / 3-lit. / 3rad.) — base stem: twt, geminated stem: twtt

infinitival forms			imperative
infinitive	negatival complement	complementary infinitive1	singular	plural
twt	twtw, twt	twtt	twt	twt

‘pseudoverbal’ forms
stative stem	periphrastic imperfective2		periphrastic prospective2
twt	ḥr twt	m twt	r twt

suffix conjugation
aspect / mood	active	passive	contingent
			aspect / mood	active	passive
perfect	twt.n	twtw, twt	consecutive	twt.jn	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
terminative	twtt
perfective3	twt	active + .tj1, .tw2	obligative1	twt.ḫr	active + .tj1, .tw2
imperfective	twt	active + .tj1, .tw2
prospective3	twt	twtt	potentialis1	twt.kꜣ	active + .tj1, .tw2
		active + .tj1, .tw2
subjunctive	twt	active + .tj1, .tw2

verbal adjectives
aspect / mood	relative (incl. nominal / emphatic) forms		participles
	active	passive	active	passive
perfect	twt.n	active + .tj1, .tw2	—	—
perfective	twt	active + .tj1, .tw2	twt	twt, twtw5, twty5
imperfective	twt, twty, twtw5	active + .tj1, .tw2	twt, twtj6, twty6	twt, twtw5
prospective	twt, twttj7	—	twttj4, twtt4
Used in Old Egyptian; archaic by Middle Egyptian. Used mostly since Middle Egyptian. Archaic or greatly restricted in usage by Middle Egyptian. The perfect has mostly taken over the functions of the perfective, and the subjunctive and periphrastic prospective have mostly replaced the prospective. Declines using third-person suffix pronouns instead of adjectival endings: masculine .f/.fj, feminine .s/.sj, dual .sn/.snj, plural .sn. Only in the masculine singular. Only in the masculine. Only in the feminine.

Alternative forms

Alternative hieroglyphic writings of twt  

twt	tt

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1931) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache‎^[1], volume 5, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 255.8–257.18
• Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, pages 295–296
• James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 52, 220, 472.
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 200

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊt/
• Rhymes: -ʊt

Adjective

twt (feminine singular twt, plural twt, equative twted, comparative twtach, superlative twtaf)

1. neat, tidy, dapper

   Synonyms: cymen, taclus

   Mae gen i dŷ bach twt.

   I have a neat little house.

Derived terms

• twtio (“to tidy”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
twt	dwt	nhwt	thwt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “twt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies