either

Significat (Anglès)

Det

1. Any one (of two).
2. Each of two; both.
3. (often, proscribed) Any one (of more than two).

Pron

1. One or the other of two people or things.
2. (obsolete) Both, each of two or more.

Adv

As well.

Conj

Introduces the first of two (or occasionally more) options or possibilities, the second (or last) of which is introduced by “or”.

Conceptes

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o

cap

o bé

qualsevol

individu

🧑‍🦱

persona

🧑‍🦱

Sinònims

or

any

whether

also

every

🔁

too

perhaps

as well

both

neither

each

respectively

whichever

all

one of two

one

on the contrary

person

🧑‍🦱

really

regardless

severally

somebody

someone

soul

whatever

either one

or else

although

anybody

any one

else

even

even if

even though

human

individual

less

likewise

maybe

mortal

nor

Traduccions

ou

entweder

soit

non plus

o

chaque

of

beide

tampoco

o

oppure

beide

εκάτερος

είτε

nemmeno

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: either

Heretat de anglès antic: ǣġhwæþer

Cognat amb Old Saxon: eogihwethar

Cognat amb baix alemany: jeed

Cognat amb Old Dutch: *iogewether

Cognat amb neerlandès: ieder

Cognat amb alt alemany antic: eogihwedar

Cognat amb alemany: jeder

In summary

From Middle English either, from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *aiw + *gahwaþar. Akin to Old Saxon eogihwethar, iahwethar (Low German jeed); Old Dutch *iogewether, *iowether, *iother (Dutch ieder); Old High German eogihwedar, iegihweder, ieweder (German jeder).

Frases

They certainly did not waste it either .

Each plant produces either functionally male flowers or functionally female flowers .