{"id":7275,"date":"2023-05-10T13:31:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T12:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/?p=7275"},"modified":"2023-06-18T12:49:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T11:49:59","slug":"a-pair-of-twos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2023\/05\/10\/a-pair-of-twos\/","title":{"rendered":"A Pair of Twos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Words for two<\/strong> and related things in Celtic languages:<\/p>\n

\"two\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Proto-Celtic<\/th>\n*duwo<\/strong> = two
\n*dwau<\/strong> = two (masculine<\/em>)
\n*dw\u012b<\/strong> = two (feminine<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc)<\/th>\nd\u00e1<\/strong> [da\u02d0] = two
\ndechenc<\/strong> = two people
\nd\u00e9ide<\/strong> = two things<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg)<\/th>\nd\u00e1<\/strong> = two, twice
\ndechenc<\/strong> = a pair of persons
\nd\u00e9ide<\/strong> = double, consisting of two, two things, a pair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Irish (Gaeilge)<\/th>\ndh\u00e1<\/strong> [\u0263\u0251\u02d0\/\u0263a\u02d0] = two
\nd\u00e1<\/strong> [d\u032a\u02e0\u0251\u02d0\/d\u032a\u02e0a\u02d0] = two (used after an (the), aon (any) and c\u00e9ad (first)<\/em>)
\nd\u00f3<\/strong> = two (used when counting, e.g. a d\u00f3<\/em>)
\ndh\u00e1r\u00e9ag<\/strong> = twelve
\ndaichead<\/strong> = forty
\nd\u00e9idhe<\/strong> = two persons or things, two, pair
\nd\u00eds<\/strong> = two, pair, couple<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scottish Gaelic (G\u00e0idhlig)<\/th>\nd\u00e0<\/strong> [da\u02d0] = two
\nd\u00e0 reug<\/strong> = twelve
\nd\u00e0 fhichead<\/strong> = forty
\nd\u00e0-fhillte<\/strong> = double, twice over, two-way, twofold
\nd\u00e0-ch\u00e0nanach<\/strong> = bilingual
\nd\u00e0-chomhaireach<\/strong> = bidirectional
\nd\u00e0-bheathach<\/strong> = amphibian
\nd\u00e0-bheulach<\/strong> = duplicitous, two-faced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manx (Gaelg)<\/th>\ndaa<\/strong> [d\u032ae\u02d0\/d\u032a\u025b\u02d0] = two, both
\ndaa cheayrt<\/strong> = doubly, twice, twice over, double
\n daa-hengagh, daa-hengoil<\/strong> = bilingual
\ndaa hroagh<\/strong> = two-way
\ndaa laare<\/strong> = double-decker
\ndaa lout<\/strong> = two-storey
\ndaa yeig<\/strong> = twelve
\ndaeed<\/strong> = forty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proto-Brythonic<\/th>\n*d\u1ecdw<\/strong> = two (masculine<\/em>)
\n*d\u00fci<\/strong> = two (feminine<\/em>)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Welsh (Kymraec)<\/th>\ndau, dou, deu, dev<\/strong> = two (masculine<\/em>)
\ndwy<\/strong> = two (feminine<\/em>)
\ndau dafodioc<\/strong> = double-tongued, two-tongued, bilingual
\ndeu dyblyc, deudeblyg, deudyblyc, deudyblic <\/strong> = twofold, double, duplicate
\ndeu eiryawc<\/strong> = deceitful, double-tongued
\ndoudec, deudec, deudeg<\/strong> = twelve, dozen
\ndeuckeyn, deugeint, deu vgein, deugein<\/strong> = forty
\nduyweith, dwyweith, dwyweyth<\/strong> = twice, doubly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welsh (Cymraeg)<\/th>\ndau<\/strong> [da\u0268\u032f\/dai\u032f] = two (masculine<\/em>), both, pair, couple, second, twice
\ndwy<\/strong> [du\u02d0\u0268\u032f\/d\u028ai\u032f] = two (feminine<\/em>)
\ndaudafodiog<\/strong> = double-tongued, two-tongued, bilingual
\ndauddeall<\/strong> = equivocal, ambiguous
\ndauddyblaf, dauddyblu<\/strong> = to (re)double
\ndauddyblyg, deuddyblyg<\/strong> = twofold, double, duplicate
\ndaueiriog, deueiriog<\/strong> = deceitful, double-tongued, prevaricating, false, equivocal
\ndeuddeg<\/strong> = twelve, dozen
\ndeugain<\/strong> = forty
\ndwywaith<\/strong> = twice, doubly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Cornish (Cernewec)<\/th>\ndew<\/strong> = two (masculine<\/em>), pair, couple
\ndui, dyw<\/strong> = two (feminine<\/em>)
\ndewdhec<\/strong> = twelve
\ndewugens<\/strong> = two score, forty
\ndeweth, dewyth<\/strong> = twice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cornish (Kernewek)<\/th>\ndew<\/strong> = two (masculine<\/em>)
\ndiw<\/strong> = two (feminine<\/em>)
\ndewdhek<\/strong> = dozen, twelve
\ndew ugens<\/strong> = forty
\ndewblek<\/strong> = double, twofold
\ndewbries<\/strong> = married couple
\ndewdhen<\/strong> = couple, pair
\ndewek<\/strong> = binary
\ndiwweyth<\/strong> = twice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Breton (Brethonoc)<\/th>\ndou<\/strong> = two<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middle Breton (Brezonec)<\/th>\ndaou, dou, de\u00fc<\/strong> = two
\ndiv<\/strong> = two (feminine<\/em>)
\ndoudec, douzec, daoudec, daouzek<\/strong> = twelve
\ndou vguent, daouuguent, daou-ugent<\/strong> = forty
\ndaouad<\/strong> = duo
\ndaudroadecq, daoudriadeg, daou-droadek<\/strong> = biped
\ndaougementi\u00f1<\/strong> = to double<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breton (Brezhoneg)<\/th>\ndaou<\/strong> [d\u0254w] = two (masculine<\/em>), double, couple
\ndiv<\/strong> [diw] = two (feminine<\/em>)
\ndaouzek<\/strong> = twelve
\ndaou-ugent<\/strong> = forty
\ndaouad<\/strong> = binomial, duo
\ndaouhanteri\u00f1<\/strong> = to cut in two
\ndi(v) wezh<\/strong> = twice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Etymology<\/strong>: possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dw\u00f3h\u2081<\/em> (two) [source<\/a>]. English words from the same roots include binary<\/strong>, double<\/strong>, duo<\/strong>, duplex<\/strong>, twig<\/strong>, twin<\/strong> and two<\/strong> [source<\/a>].<\/p>\n

Sources: Wiktionary<\/a>, Am Faclair Beag<\/a>, Online Manx Dictionary<\/a>, Teanglann.ie<\/a>, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language<\/a>, In D\u00fail B\u00e9lrai English – Old Irish glossary<\/a>, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru<\/a>, Gerlyver Kernewek<\/a>, Gerlyvyr Cernewec<\/a>, Dictionaire Favereau<\/a>, TermOfis<\/a>, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton<\/a>, Geriafurch<\/a>, English – ProtoCeltic WordList<\/a> (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Words for two and related things in Celtic languages: Proto-Celtic *duwo = two *dwau = two (masculine) *dw\u012b = two (feminine) Old Irish (Go\u00eddelc) d\u00e1 [da\u02d0] = two dechenc = two people d\u00e9ide = two things Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) d\u00e1 = two, twice dechenc = a pair of persons d\u00e9ide = double, consisting of two, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,26,19,20,21,3,22,5,6,37,7,27,127,8,10,11,12,13,23,43,18,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjectives","category-breton","category-kernewek-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-gaeilge-irish","category-language","category-gaelg-manx","category-middle-breton","category-middle-cornish","category-middle-irish","category-middle-welsh-kymraec","category-nouns","category-numbers","category-old-breton","category-old-irish-goidelc","category-proto-brythonic","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-gaidhlig-scottish-gaelic","category-verbs","category-cymraeg-welsh","category-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7275"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7331,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7275\/revisions\/7331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}