whether

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Sinônimos

if

or

either

regardless of

whichever is the case

providing

truly

unless

whatever

which

away

no matter whether

down

from

in case

off

Traduções

of

si

ob

si

hetzij

que

soit

hè

weder

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: whether

Herdado de inglês arcaico: hweþer

Cognato com alemão: weder

Cognato com sueco: var

Cognato com islandês: 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”).