whether

Significado (Inglés)

Conj

1. Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
2. Without a correlative, introduces a simple indirect question.
3. Introduces a disjunctive adverbial clause qualifying the main clause (with correlative or).
4. (obsolete) Introduces a direct question between alternatives (often with correlative or).

Det

Which of two.

Pron

Which of two.

Conceptos

si

sea

ya sea

si … o

Sinónimos

if

or

either

regardless of

whichever is the case

providing

truly

unless

whatever

which

away

no matter whether

down

from

in case

off

Con guion como

wheth‧er

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: whether

Heredado de inglés antiguo: hweþer

Cognado con alemán: weder

Cognado con sueco: var

Cognado con islandés: hvor

In summary

From Middle English whether, whather, from Old English hweþer, hwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, comparative form of *hwaz (“who”). Cognate with German weder (“neither”), Swedish var, Icelandic hvor (“each of two, which of two”).