# two
## Translingual

* Signal flag for the digit 2

### Alternative forms

* Two, TWO

### Etymology

Borrowed from English two.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈtu]

### Noun

two
* (international standards) NATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 2.
    Synonym: bissotwo (ITU/IMO)
ICAO/NATO radiotelephonic clear codes :
| Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
| November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu |
| zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) | hundred | thousand | decimal |
ICAO/NATO vs ITU/IMO radiotelephonic clear codes for digits :
| ICAO/NATO | zero | one | two | three (tree) | four (fower) | five (fife) | six | seven | eight | nine (niner) |
| ITU/IMO | nadazero | unaone | bissotwo | terrathree | kartefour | pantafive | soxisix | setteseven | oktoeight | novenine |

### References

* ↑ Annex 10 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation: Aeronautical Telecommunications; Volume II Communication Procedures including those with PANS status‎, 6th edition, International Civil Aviation Organization, 2001 October, archived from the original on 31 March 2019, page §5.2.1.4.3.1

## English
### Alternative forms

* twain (dated)
* twey (archaic)

### Etymology

* PIE word
* *dwóh₁
From Middle English two, twa, from Old English twā, feminine and neuter of twēġen (whence twain), from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
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”); Faroese tvey (“two”); Latin duō (“two”); Ancient Greek δύο (dúo, “two”); Irish dhá (“two”); Lithuanian dù (“two”); Russian два (dva, “two”); Albanian dy (“two”); Old Armenian երկու (erku, “two”); Sanskrit द्व (dvá, “two”); Tocharian A wu, Tocharian B wi. Doublet of duo. See also twain.

### Pronunciation

* (UK, Canada) IPA: /tu/, [tʰu̟u], enPR: to͞o
** Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) IPA: /tu/, [tʰu̟], enPR: to͞o
** Audio (US):(file)
* Homophones: to, too
* Rhymes: -uː

### Numeral

two
* A numerical value equal to 2; this many dots (••).
** 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
* Describing a set or group with two elements.
** 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:“ […] The two murders might have been done by one of the ryots who was dissatisfied over his assessment and thought he had a grievance. […].”

#### Derived terms

* a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
* all-in-two
* all-in-two diaper
* all-in-two nappy
* a thing or two
* at ten and two
* Aztec two-step
* beast with two backs
* bent as a two bob
* between two stools
* big two
* blues and twos
* Boettger's two-headed snake
* caught between two stools
* couldn't organise a two-ticket raffle
* cross as two sticks
* difference of two squares
* easy as one two three
* eat for two
* every stick has two ends
* fall between two stools
* feed two birds with one scone
* fifteen and two
* for two pins
* four-by-two
* four by two
* game of two halves
* give two fucks
* give two hoots
* give two shits
* give two squirts
* give two squirts of piss
* goodie two shoes
* goodie two-shoes
* goody two-shoes
* goody-two-shoes
* goody two shoes
* grade two
* greater of two evils
* have two strings to one's bow
* hippo birdie two ewe
* hit two birds with one shot
* hit two targets with one arrow
* hotter than a two dollar pistol
* in two
* in two jumps
* in two minds
* in two shakes
* in two shakes of a cow's tail
* in two shakes of a dog's tail
* in two shakes of a duck's tail
* in two shakes of a lamb's tail
* in two shakes of a rabbit's ass
* it takes two to make a quarrel
* it takes two to quarrel
* it takes two to tangle
* it takes two to tango
* kill two birds with one shot
* kill two birds with one stone
* kinder two
* layer two tunnelling protocol
* lesser of two evils
* like a dog with two dicks
* like a dog with two tails
* like two peas in a pod
* Linnaeus's two-toed sloth
* meat and two veg
* no two ways about it
* number two
* of two minds
* one can't carry two watermelons under one arm
* one can't hold two watermelons in one hand
* one hand can't hold two watermelons
* one or two
* ones and twos
* one-two
* one-two punch
* one-two-three
* play number two
* put two and two together
* put two and two together and come up with five
* put two and two together and make five
* quasi-two-dimensional
* quasi-two-dimensionality
* rose between two thorns
* rule of two
* serve two masters
* show someone a thing or two
* six and two threes
* stand on one's own two feet
* stop two gaps with one bush
* Texas two-step
* that ever walked on two legs
* there are two sides to every question
* there are two sides to every story
* thick as two short planks
* three-center two-electron bond
* trip over one's own two feet
* turn two
* twenty two
* twenty-two hundred
* two-a-day
* two Americas
* two and eight
* two and ten
* two a penny
* two-armed
* two-bagger
* two bald men fighting over a comb
* two-barred crossbill
* two-barred warbler
* two birds/one stone
* two birds with one stone
* two birds—one stone
* two-bit
* two bits
* two-block
* two-blocked
* two-block haircut
* two bob
* two bob each way
* two-body problem
* Two Borders
* two brain cells to rub together
* two-by-four
* two by four
* two by two
* two can play at that game
* two can play at this game
* two can play that game
* two can play this game
* two cents
* two cents' worth
* two child problem
* two children problem
* two commas
* two-cycle
* two-cylinder
* two days after tomorrow
* two-decker
* two-dimensional
* two-dimensionally
* two-dish rice
* two-dollar shop
* two-dollar word
* two-double
* two-edged
* two-edged sword
* two envelopes problem
* two-eyed jack
* two-eyed steak
* two-faced
* two-facedly
* two-facedness
* two-factor authentication
* two-fanged
* two fat ladies
* two-fifths
* two fifths
* two-fingered typing
* two fingers up
* two-fisted
* two-fisted drinker
* two-fold
* two-footed
* two for flinching
* two-form
* two for the price of one
* two for two
* two-forty
* two-forty on a plank road
* two-four
* two-four time
* two-handed
* two-handed game
* two-handedly
* two-handedness
* two-hander
* two-hand sword
* two-hand touch
* two ha'pennies for a penny
* Two Harbors
* two-headed
* two heads are better than one
* two-heart
* two-hit wonder
* two-hole punch
* two-hourly
* two hundred
* two hundred fifty-sixth note
* two-hundredth
* two L
* two-L
* two lamps burning and no ship at sea
* two left feet
* two left hands
* two-legged
* two-legged eel
* two-legged mare
* two-legged tie
* two-level
* two-line
* two-line brevier
* two-lined chestnut borer
* two-line double pica
* two-line English
* two-line great primer
* two-line pass
* two-line pica
* two-line whip
* two-lipped
* two little ducks
* two-man saw
* two men and a dog
* two-minute hate
* two-minute noodle
* two-minute silence
* two-minute warning
* two-move checkmate
* two-name paper
* two-norm
* two o'clock
* two-of
* two-of-a-kind
* two of a kind
* two pair
* two pairs
* two-part time
* two-partyism
* two-party system
* two pennies
* two pennies to rub together
* two pennies' worth
* two pennorth
* two penn'orth
* two-percenter
* two percenter
* two-percent milk
* two-person rule
* two pesos
* two-phase
* two-phase commit
* two-piece
* two-piece sleeve
* two pips
* two-pizza rule
* two plus two equals five
* two-ply
* two-point conversion
* two-point perspective
* two points
* two-port network
* two pot screamer
* two-price advertising
* two-pronged
* two-ranked
* two-reeler
* two-seamer
* two-seam fastball
* two-seater
* two second rule
* two-second rule
* two seconds to black
* two set
* two shot
* two-sided
* two-sided ideal
* two-sidedness
* two sides of the same coin
* two slips of latinum
* two solitudes
* two-speed crossword
* two spirit
* two-spirit
* two-spirited
* two-spotted scoliid wasp
* two-start
* two-state solution
* two-step
* two steps ahead
* two-striped grasshopper
* two-stroke
* two-stroke engine
* two swords
* two-table
* two-tailed pasha
* two-tap
* two tears in a bucket
* twoth
* two-third
* two-thirds
* two thirds
* two thousand
* two thousand and late
* two-thousander
* two thousands
* two-thousandsies
* two-thousandth
* two-throw
* two thumbs up
* two-tier
* two-tiered
* two-time
* two-time loser
* two-timer
* two times
* two-timing
* two-toed sloth
* two-tone
* two-tongued
* two-to-one
* two-top
* two touch
* two twos
* two up
* two upon ten
* two-up-two-down
* Two Waters
* two-way
* two-way communication
* two-way joist slab
* two-way mirror
* two-way street
* two-way switch
* two-way travel time
* two-way traveltime
* two week millionaire
* two-week wait
* two-wheel drive
* two-wheeled
* two-wheeler
* two-wheel tractor
* two wrongs don't make a right
* two wrongs make a right
* two years ago
* watch in two
* wear two hats
* when two Sundays come together
* when two Sundays meet

#### Descendants

* Solombala English: ту (tu)

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

#### See also

* Table of cardinal numbers 0 to 9 in various languages

### Noun

two (plural twos)
* The digit/figure 2.
    The number 2202 contains three twos.
* (US, informal) A two-dollar bill.
* A child aged two.
    This toy is suitable for the twos and threes.
* A playing card featuring two pips.
    Synonym: deuce
* Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
** 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Three Investigators Come across a Dark Soul”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:It was a weary time. A carriage clock had been placed on the discoloured wooden mantelpiece, and slowly its hands crept on from one to two and from two to three.
* (film) Short for two shot.

#### Derived terms

* two-up
* two's complement

#### Descendants

* → Russian: туз (tuz, “two-oar dinghy”)

#### See also

Playing cards in English · playing cards (layout · text) :
| ace | deuce, two | three | four | five | six | seven |
| eight | nine | ten | jack, knave | queen | king | joker |

### See also

* 2
* 2nd
* both
* couple
* double
* dual
* pair
* second
* twain
* twi-
* twice
* twin
* two-

### Anagrams

* OTW, TOW, Tow, WTO, owt, tow, wot

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* tuo, (Early ME, Northern ME) twa

### Etymology

From Old English twā, feminine of twēġen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /twɔː/, /twoː/
* (Northern) IPA: /twɑː/

### Numeral

two
* two
** p. 1154, “AD 1137”, in Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS. Laud Misc. 636, continuation), Peterborough, folio 89, verso; republished at Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 2018 February 8:Gif tƿa men oþer ·iii· coman ridend to an tun · al þe tunſcipe flugæn foꝛ heom. ƿenden ð hi ƿæron ræuereſ.If two or three men came riding into a town, the whole town ran away from them, concluding that they were robbers.

#### Related terms

* twelve
* twie
* twifold
* twofold
* twyn

#### Descendants

* English: two, twain (dated), twey (archaic)
** Solombala English: ту (tu)
* Geordie English: twe
* Scots: twa, twae

#### References

* “twō, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Saterland Frisian
### Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /tvɔ/

### Numeral

two
* feminine of twäin
* neuter of twäin

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) “two”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN