Glyph origin

A West Arabic numeral, ultimately from Indic numerals (compare Devanagari २ (2)), from a cursive form of two lines to represent the number two. See 2 § Evolution for more.

Symbol

2 (prev 1, next 3)Category:Translingual lemmas#2Category:Translingual numeral symbols#2Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. The cardinal number two.
2. A digit in the decimal system of numbering, as well as octal, and hexadecimal.
3. A rotational symmetry element in the Hermann-Mauguin notation, indicating a rotation over π (twofold axis).
4. (mathematicsCategory:mul:Mathematics#2) The two-element Boolean algebra, two-point discrete space or a (canonical) two-element set.
6. (superscript) The square of a number or a unit.

   Alternative form: ²

   m² stands for square meter.

   n² is usually pronounced as "n squared".

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:2.
8. February.

   Comeronyms: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

9. (phoneticsCategory:mul:Phonetics#2, often superscript) the pitch of a tone, whose value depends on local convention (e.g. nearly as high or as low as 1, if four or more numbers are used; mid pitch if the numbers 1–3 are used; or contrasting with 1 if only '1' and '2' are used)

   Synonyms: ˥, ˦, ˧, ˨, ˩, depending on other values

10. (phoneticsCategory:mul:Phonetics#2, Sinosphere, often superscript) tone number 2, typically identified with light level yang ping (陽平). May be identified with rising shang tone (上) if the yin–yang distinction is not made.

    Synonyms: ꜁, ꜂

11. (linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#2, superscript) accent 2 in Norwegian, Swedish and Limburgish.

    Norwegian/Swedish toneme 2 has also been transcribed with a double stress mark, that is ⟨ˈˈ⟩, as well as ⟨ˇ⟩, ⟨˟⟩ and ⟨ˆ⟩.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:2.
12. (linguisticsCategory:mul:Linguistics#2) Second person.

    Coordinate terms: 1, 3

Pronunciation

• (too, two): IPA^(key): /tuː/Category:English 1-syllable words#2Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#2
• (to): IPA^(key): /tuː/Category:English 1-syllable words#2Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#2 (stressed form), IPA^(key): /tə/, /tʊ/Category:English 1-syllable words#2Category:English 1-syllable words#2Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#2 (unstressed)

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#2

• Audio (US):

  (file)

  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#2
• Homophones: to, too, twoCategory:English terms with homophones#2
• Rhymes: -uːCategory:Rhymes:English/uː#2Category:Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable#2

Preposition

2Category:English lemmas#2Category:English prepositions#2Category:English words spelled without vowels#2Category:English entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. (text messagingCategory:English text messaging slang#2, informalCategory:English informal terms#2) Abbreviation of toCategory:English abbreviations#2.

   I have 2 go now.Category:English terms with usage examples#2

   Send files 2 him.Category:English terms with usage examples#2

2. (computingCategory:en:Computing#2) Abbreviation of toCategory:English abbreviations#2; designating conversion from one format to another.

   pdf2txt, i.e. conversion from PDF to plain textCategory:English terms with usage examples#2

Adverb

2 (not comparable)Category:English lemmas#2Category:English adverbs#2Category:English uncomparable adverbs#2Category:English words spelled without vowels#2Category:English entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. (text messagingCategory:English text messaging slang#2, informalCategory:English informal terms#2, eye dialectCategory:English eye dialect#2) Abbreviation of tooCategory:English abbreviations#2.

   Can I come 2?Category:English terms with usage examples#2

Adjective

2 (comparative more 2, superlative most 2)Category:English lemmas#2Category:English adjectives#2Category:English words spelled without vowels#2Category:English entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. Alternative form of 2S; Abbreviation of two-spiritedCategory:English abbreviations#2.

Noun

2 (plural 2s)Category:English lemmas#2Category:English nouns#2Category:English countable nouns#2Category:English words spelled without vowels#2Category:English entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. Alternative form of 2S; Abbreviation of two-spiritCategory:English abbreviations#2.

See also

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dø/Category:French 1-syllable words#2Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation#2

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

  Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#2

Preposition

2Category:French lemmas#2Category:French prepositions#2Category:French entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. (text messagingCategory:French text messaging slang#2) alternative form of de

Further reading

• “2”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Alternative forms

• ²

Iteration mark

2Category:Indonesian lemmas#2Category:Indonesian iteration marks#2Category:Indonesian entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. (datedCategory:Indonesian dated terms#2 or informalCategory:Indonesian informal terms#2, often superscript) an iteration mark used as an abbreviation for the second part of a reduplicated compound word

Glyph origin

From the use of ٢ (2) in the Jawi script.

Alternative forms

• ₂, ²
• ii (text messaging)

Iteration mark

2Category:Malay lemmas#2Category:Malay iteration marks#2Category:Malay entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. (datedCategory:Malay dated terms#2 or informalCategory:Malay informal terms#2, often superscript) An iteration mark used as an abbreviation for the second part of a reduplicated compound word.

Symbol

²Category:Mongolian lemmas#2Category:Mongolian symbols#2Category:Mongolian entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2

1. (linguisticsCategory:mn:Linguistics#2) Used after an isolated affix or clitic to indicate that it has two variant forms, dependent on the vowel harmony of the preceding stem or word.

Symbol

2Category:Tagalog lemmas#2Category:Tagalog symbols#2Category:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2 (colloquialCategory:Tagalog colloquialisms#2, chiefly text messagingCategory:Tagalog text messaging slang#2)

1. used to represent the syllable to or tu due to similarity of pronunciation with English two

   22o (totoo) ― realCategory:Tagalog terms with usage examples#2

   d2 (dito) ― hereCategory:Tagalog terms with usage examples#2

   2malon (tumalon) ― to jumpCategory:Tagalog terms with usage examples#2

Iteration mark

2Category:Tagalog lemmas#2Category:Tagalog iteration marks#2Category:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#2Category:Pages with entries#2Category:Pages with 7 entries#2 (colloquialCategory:Tagalog colloquialisms#2, sometimes superscript, chiefly text messagingCategory:Tagalog text messaging slang#2)

1. used as an abbreviation for the second part of a reduplicated syllable or compound word

   ka2in (kakain) ― will be eatingCategory:Tagalog terms with usage examples#2

   ta2kbo (tatakbo) ― will be runningCategory:Tagalog terms with usage examples#2

   Ang kulit2 (kulit-kulit) mo.

   You're so stubbornsome.

   Category:Tagalog terms with usage examples#2