द्व

Translingual

Ligature

द्व (dva)

  1. Irregular ligature of and

Sanskrit

Sanskrit numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: द्व (dva)
    Ordinal: द्वितीय (dvitīya)
    Adverbial: द्विस् (dvis)
    Multiplier: द्विधा (dvidhā)
    Distributive: द्विशस् (dviśas)

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua), Ancient Greek δύο (dúo), Latin duo, Old English twā (whence English two), Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Czech, Slovak dva, Russian два (dva), Polish dwa.

Pronunciation

Numeral

द्व • (dvá)

  1. two, both

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of द्व (dvá)
Dual
Nominative द्वौ / द्वा¹
dvaú / dvā́¹
Vocative द्वौ / द्वा¹
dvaú / dvā́¹
Accusative द्वौ / द्वा¹
dvaú / dvā́¹
Instrumental द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Dative द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Ablative द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Genitive द्वयोः
dváyoḥ
Locative द्वयोः
dváyoḥ
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of द्वा (dvā́)
Dual
Nominative द्वे
dvé
Vocative द्वे
dvé
Accusative द्वे
dvé
Instrumental द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Dative द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Ablative द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Genitive द्वयोः
dváyoḥ
Locative द्वयोः
dváyoḥ
Neuter a-stem declension of द्व (dvá)
Dual
Nominative द्वे
dvé
Vocative द्वे
dvé
Accusative द्वे
dvé
Instrumental द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Dative द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Ablative द्वाभ्याम्
dvā́bhyām
Genitive द्वयोः
dváyoḥ
Locative द्वयोः
dváyoḥ

Descendants

References

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