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twee
English
Etymology
From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /twi?/
- Rhymes: -i?
Adjective
twee (comparative more twee or tweer, superlative most twee or tweest)
- (Britain, derogatory) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
- Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.
Synonyms
- cutesy (US)
- precious
- saccharine
- syrupy
Related terms
- twee pop
Anagrams
- ewte, weet
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- twé (obsolete)
Etymology
From Dutch twee, from Middle Dutch twee, twe, from Old Dutch tw?, neuter form of tw?ne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tv???/, /tve?/
Numeral
twee
- two
Anagrams
- weet
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?e?/
- Hyphenation: twee
- Rhymes: -e?
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch twêe, from Old Dutch tw?, neuter form of tw?ne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?i.
Numeral
twee
- two
Derived terms
- tweebaans
- tweehonderd
- tweetal
- tweetalig
- tweetallig
- tweebenig
Descendants
- Afrikaans: twee
Etymology 2
Noun
twee f (plural tweeën, diminutive tweetje n)
- two
Anagrams
- weet
- wete
Low German
Alternative forms
- twei (Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch)
Etymology
From Middle Low German twê, from Old Saxon twene (“two”).
Numeral
twee
- two
Coordinate terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch tw?, neuter form of tw?ne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /twe?/
Numeral
twêe
- two
Descendants
- Dutch: twee
- Limburgish: twei, twieë
- Zealandic: tweê
Further reading
- “twee”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “twee”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN
Plautdietsch
Etymology
From Middle Low German twê, from Old Saxon twene (“two”).
Numeral
twee
- two, twain
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tweel
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /twi?l/
- Rhymes: -i?l
- Homophones: tuile, tuille
Noun
tweel (plural tweels)
- (Scotland) Alternative form of twill
Verb
tweel (third-person singular simple present tweels, present participle tweeling, simple past and past participle tweeled)
- (Scotland) Alternative form of twill
Anagrams
- Tewel, Welte, tewel
Scots
Noun
tweel (plural tweels)
- twill
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