twee

== English == === Etymology === From a childish pronunciation of sweet. The Oxford English Dictionary records the first use in 1905 in Punch. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /twiː/ Rhymes: -iː === Adjective === twee (comparative more twee or tweer, superlative most twee or tweest) (UK, Ireland, derogatory) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. Synonyms: (US) cutesy, precious, saccharine, syrupy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== twee pop ==== Translations ==== === Noun === twee (uncountable) (music) Ellipsis of twee pop. === Anagrams === ewte, weet == Afrikaans == === Alternative forms === twé (obsolete) === Etymology === From Dutch twee, from Middle Dutch twee, twe, from Old Dutch twē, neuter form of twēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tvɪə̯/, /tveə/ === Numeral === twee two === Anagrams === weet == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch twêe, from Old Dutch twē, neuter form of twēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-, from Proto-Germanic *twai, from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ with plural suffix *-i. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʋeː/ (Belgium) IPA(key): [tʋeː] (Netherlands) IPA(key): [tʋeɪ̯] Hyphenation: twee Rhymes: -eː === Numeral === twee two Ik werk momenteel maar twee dagen per week. ― I only work two days a week at the moment. Het feest begon na tweeën 's nachts pas echt. ― The party only really got started after two in the night. Wil je met z'n tweetjes naar de film? ― Do you want to go to the movies together? ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: twee Berbice Creole Dutch: twe Jersey Dutch: tweî, twî Negerhollands: twee, twe Skepi Creole Dutch: twe → Trió: tuwei_me === Noun === twee f (plural tweeën, diminutive tweetje n) two === Anagrams === weet wete == Low German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tveː/ === Numeral === twee alternative form of twei (“two”) == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch twē, neuter form of twēne, from Proto-West Germanic *twai-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tweː/ === Numeral === twêe two ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: twee Limburgish: twei, twieë Zealandic: tweê === Further reading === “twee”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “twee”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === From Middle Low German twê, from Old Saxon twene (“two”). === Numeral === twee two, twain ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== twei == Yola == === Numeral === twee alternative form of twye === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 73