either

Mane (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”.

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

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Etîmolojî (English)

Inherited from Middle English: either

Inherited from Old English: ǣġhwæþer

Cognate with Old Saxon: eogihwethar

Cognate with nedersaksî: jeed

Cognate with Old Dutch: *iogewether

Cognate with holendî: ieder

Cognate with Old High German: eogihwedar

Cognate with almanî: 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).

Hevok

They certainly did not waste it either .

Ew bê guman ew jî neçûn.

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

Her nebat her kulîlkên mêran fonksiyonel an kulîlkên jin ên fonksiyonel çêdike.