either

Significado (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”.

Conceptos

o

o

tampoco

ninguno

🙅

cualquiera

cada

sea

cualquier

cualquiera de los dos

ambos

uno u otro

individuo

ser

también

u

u

una

entrambos

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

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Etimología (English)

Inherited from inglés medio: either

Inherited from inglés antiguo: ǣġhwæþer

Cognate with Old Saxon: eogihwethar

Cognate with bajo alemán: jeed

Cognate with Old Dutch: *iogewether

Cognate with neerlandés: ieder

Cognate with alto alemán antiguo: eogihwedar

Cognate with alemán: 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).

Oraciones

They certainly did not waste it either .

Ciertamente tampoco lo desperdiciaron.

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

Cada planta produce flores funcionalmente masculinas o flores funcionalmente femeninas.