either

(Engels)

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”.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.ðə(ɹ)/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: either

Overgenomen van Oudengels: ǣġhwæþer

Verwant aan Old Saxon: eogihwethar

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: jeed

Verwant aan Old Dutch: *iogewether

Verwant aan Nederlands: ieder

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: eogihwedar

Verwant aan Duits: 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).

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They certainly did not waste it either .

Ze verspilden het zeker ook niet.

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

Elke plant produceert functioneel mannelijke bloemen of functioneel vrouwelijke bloemen.