weder
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German wedar (“which of the two”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros.
Compare German weder (“neither”), Dutch weer (“again”), English whether, Icelandic hvor (“which”), Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (ƕaþar, “which”).
Conjunction edit
weder
Interjection edit
weder
- (Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted: "anyways", "back to what I was saying"
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien, page 61
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adverb edit
weder
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz; cognate with English whether and either.
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
weder
- neither (only with noch)
- weder Himmel noch Hölle
- neither heaven nor hell
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Middle Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Dutch wither, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart”), from *wi (“separation”).
Preposition edit
wēder [+accusative or dative]
- against, in opposition to, counter to
- contrary to
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
wēder
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Dutch wethar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.
Pronoun edit
wēder
Conjunction edit
wēder
Etymology 4 edit
From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Noun edit
wēder n
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Etymology 5 edit
From Old Dutch withero, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.
Noun edit
wēder m
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Further reading edit
- “weder (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “weder (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “weder (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “weder (IV)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “weder (V)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “weder (VI)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (V)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page V
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “weder (VII)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page VII
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
weder
Declension edit
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Descendants edit
References edit
- “wē̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- weðer — edh spelling
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
weder n (nominative plural wedru)
- weather
- late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
- Menn magon cēpan be þæs mōnan blēo hwelċ weder tōweard biþ.
- People can observe from the color of the moon what kind of weather is coming.
- late 9th century, King Alfred's [ https://archive.org/details/oldenglishversio00alfruoft/page/30/mode/2up?ref=ol translation] of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
- Swā-swā scypes [hlāford], þonne þæt scyp unge-tǣlicost on ancre rīt and sēo sǣ hrēohost byð, ðonne wōt hē ġewiss smelte wedere tōwæard.
- So the ship's master, when the ship rideth most unsteadily at anchor and the sea is roughest, then knoweth of a truth that calm weather is coming.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
- wind, storm, breeze, air
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English weather, from Middle English weder, wedir, from Old English weder.
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈwedeɾ/, [ˈwɛ.dɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -edeɾ
- Syllabification: we‧der
Noun edit
weder (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜒᜇᜒᜇ᜔)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “weder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Transylvanian Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart”), from *wi (“separation”).
Adverb edit
weder