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dvīsu

dvi

x loc pl of dvi (card)

1. dvi (card): two (2)
2. dvīsu (card): in two; among two

Built from

• dv- — root · two
  The numeral stem; the concrete image is the pair or the split into twoness. Cognate with English 'two' and Latin 'duo', from Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.
• ī — stem · (stem marker)
  The connecting vowel of the oblique stem dvī-, which appears before non-nominative case endings.
• -su — ending · in, among (locative plural)
  The locative plural suffix, indicating location or sphere: 'in two', 'among two'.

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ (two). Cognates: English two, German zwei, Latin duo, Greek dýo, Sanskrit dvau. The form dvī- is the oblique stem used before case endings; -su is the locative plural ending, literally 'in, among'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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