either

Bedeutung (English)

Det

1. Any one (of two).
2. Each of two; both.
3. 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”.

Konzepte

entweder

beide

beides

oder

jeder

jedes

Mensch

nicht

🚫

Person

🧑‍🦱

beiden

jeder einzelne

jedermann

keiner von beiden

alle

Jemand

auch

einer von beiden

Individuum

jede

Synonyms

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

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Mittelenglisch: either

Inherited from Altenglisch: ǣġhwæþer

Cognate with Old Saxon: eogihwethar

Cognate with Niederdeutsch: jeed

Cognate with Old Dutch: *iogewether

Cognate with Niederländisch: ieder

Cognate with Althochdeutsch: eogihwedar

Cognate with Deutsch: jeder

In summary

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

Sätze

They certainly did not waste it either .

Sie haben es sicherlich auch nicht verschwendet.

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

Jede Pflanze erzeugt entweder funktionell männliche Blüten oder funktionell weibliche Blüten.