צוויי

Yiddish

Yiddish numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: צוויי (tsvey)
    Ordinal: צווייט (tsveyt)
    Fractional: האַלב (halb)

Etymology 1

    From Old High German zwēne.

    Pronunciation

    Numeral

    צוויי • (tsvey)

    1. two
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Possibly an alteration of dialectal שטשאַוויי (shtshavey).

    Noun

    צוויי • (tsvey) m

    1. sorrel
      Synonyms: שטשאַוו (shtshav), קוואַסעץ (kvasets), כטשוף (khtshuf)

    References

    • Justus van de Kamp et al., “צװײ” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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