either

(Anglais)

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”.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: either

Hérité de ancien anglais: ǣġhwæþer

Appartenant à Old Saxon: eogihwethar

Appartenant à bas-allemand: jeed

Appartenant à Old Dutch: *iogewether

Appartenant à néerlandais: ieder

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: eogihwedar

Appartenant à allemand: 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).

Concepts

ou

soit

non plus

chaque

aucun

🙅

chacun

l’un ou l’autre

l'un ou l'autre

n’importe quel

n’importe qui

individuellement

individu

personne

🧑‍🦱

aussi

n’importe laquelle

n’importe lequel

chacun respectivement

no plus

soit...soit

l’une ou l’autre

Synonymes

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

Traductions

entweder

o

of

o

beide

tampoco

ciascuno

hetzij

ou

oppure

είτε

l’uno o l’altro

tampoc

εκάτερος

nemmeno

Phrases

They certainly did not waste it either .

Ils ne l'ont certainement pas gaspillé non plus.

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

Chaque plante produit des fleurs fonctionnellement masculines ou des fleurs fonctionnellement femelles.