whether

Senso (Inglese)

Conj

1. Introduces a simple indirect question (without a correlative).
2. Indicates doubt between possibilities (usually with correlative or).
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.

Concetti

se

sia

come se

sinonimi

if

or

either

regardless of

whichever is the case

providing

truly

unless

whatever

which

away

no matter whether

down

from

in case

off

Traduzioni

si

of

ob

si

αν

se

que

hetzij

εάν

soit

إذا

κατά πόσο

سواء

hè

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: whether

Ereditato da inglese antico: hweþer

Affine tedesco: weder

Affine svedese: var

Affine islandese: 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 North Frisian weđer (“if, whether”), German weder (“neither”), Swedish var (“each, every”), Icelandic hvor (“each of two, which of two”).

Frasi

Whether he represented winter or summer is not quite clear .