zweu

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Hunsrik

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

Etymology

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    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

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    Numeral

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    zweu

    1. two
      Meer hon Zweu KinnerWe have two children
      Zweu Fraae hon mich gesihnTwo women saw me

    Derived terms

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    nouns

    References

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