dva

See also: dvȧ

Czech

Czech numbers (edit)
20
   1 2 3   
    Cardinal: dva
    Ordinal: druhý
    Adverbial: dvakrát
    Collective: dvoje
    Fractional: polovina

Etymology

From Old Czech dva, from Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdva]
  • (file)

Numeral

dva m (feminine and neuter dvě)

  1. two (2)

Declension

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • dva in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • dva in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • dva in Internetová jazyková příručka

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian numbers (edit)
20
   1 2 3   
    Cardinal: dva
    Ordinal: drugi
    Adverbial: dvaput, dvažde
    Multiplier: dvostruk, dupli, dvogub, dvojno
    Collective: dvoje
    Fractional: polovina

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʋâː/
  • (file)

Numeral

dvȃ (Cyrillic spelling два̑)

  1. two

Usage notes

  • As a vestige of the Proto-Slavic dual number, nouns following the numbers 2-4 are in genitive singular.
  • In standard Serbo-Croatian, dva declines according to case, but this is not always done in speech.

Declension


Slovak

Slovak numbers (edit)
20
   1 2 3   
    Cardinal: dva
    Ordinal: druhý
    Adverbial: dva razy
    Multiplier: dvojitý, dvojnásobný
    Collective: dvoje
    Qualitative: dvojaký

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dva]

Numeral

dva m inan

  1. two

Declension

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • dva in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Slovene

Slovene numbers
< 1 2 3 >

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwō, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʋáː/

Numeral

dvȃ

  1. two

Usage notes

When counting or reciting numbers, the feminine form dvé is normally used.

Inflection

Further reading

  • dva”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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