צוויי

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Yiddish[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old High German zwēne.

Pronunciation[edit]

Numeral[edit]

צוויי • (tsvey)

  1. two
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Possibly an alteration of dialectal שטשאַוויי (shtshavey).

Noun[edit]

צוויי • (tsvey) m

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

References[edit]

  • 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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