Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From Middle English twosome, equivalent to two + -some. Cognate with Scots twasome, twaesome (“twosome”).
a twosome dance
twosomeness · gruesome twosome
twissel (twofold)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Germanic *twai Proto-West Germanic *twai-der. Old English twēġen Old English twā Middle English two English two Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English twosome From two + -some.
And I was tooling along a mossy path with the brow a bit wet with honest sweat, when there came to my ears the unmistakable sound of somebody reading poetry to someone, and the next moment I found myself confronting a mixed twosome who had dropped anchor beneath a shady tree in what is known as a leafy glade.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter III:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| twosomes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
duet (group of two) · pair · duo
pl dwójka (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · bg двойка (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · fr couple (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · fi duo (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · pl duet (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · ru па́ра (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · mi takirua (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · ru дуэ́т (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · pl para (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · se guovttis (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · pl dwoje (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · cs dvojice (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · es pareja (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · mi tokorua (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · ru дво́е (a group of two people; two individuals or components) · ru дво́йка (a group of two people; two individuals or components)