different between two vs floterial

Translingual

Etymology

From English two

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?tu?]

Numeral

two

1. Code word for the digit 2 in the NATO/ICAO spelling alphabet

Synonyms

ITU/IMO code word bissotwo

References

English

Alternative forms

• twa (obsolete outside dialects)
• twey (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English two, twa, from Old English tw?, neuter of tw??en (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh?.

Cognate with Scots twa (“two”); North Frisian tou, tuu (“two”); Saterland Frisian twäin, two (“two”); West Frisian twa (“two”); Dutch twee (“two”); Low German twee, twei (“two”); German zwei, zwo (“two”); Danish and Norwegian to (“two”); Swedish två, tu (“two”); Icelandic tvö (“two”); Latin du? (“two”); Ancient Greek ??? (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian ??? (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian ????? (erku, “two”); Sanskrit ??? (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tu?/, [t?u??], enPR: to?o
• (US) IPA^(key): /tu/, [t?u?], enPR: to?o
• (obsolete) IPA^(key): /twu?/, enPR: two?o
• Rhymes: -u?
• Homophones: to, too

Numeral

two

1. A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
2. Describing a set or group with two elements.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

Noun

two (plural twos)

1. The digit/figure 2.

   The number 2202 contains three twos.

2. (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
3. A child aged two.

   This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.

4. A playing card featuring two pips.
5. Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

Derived terms

• two-up
• two's complement

Translations

See also

See also

Anagrams

• OTW, TOW, Tow, WTO, owt, tow, wot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• twa (Early ME, Northern ME)
• tuo

Etymology

From Old English tw?, feminine of tw??en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tw??/
• (Late ME) IPA^(key): /two?/, [tw??]
• (Northern ME) IPA^(key): /tw??/

Numeral

two

1. two

Related terms

• twelve

Descendants

• English: two
• Scots: twa, twae
• Yola: twye

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tv?/

Numeral

two

1. feminine of twäin
2. neuter of twäin

References

• “two” in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Perhaps related to float, even floating voter?”)

Adjective

floterial (not comparable)

1. (US, politics) Of an electoral district composed of two or more towns or precincts due to an inability of either town to produce a sufficient constituency for its own representation.

Noun

floterial (plural floterials)

1. (US, politics) An electoral district of this kind.