weder

See also: Weder

Alemannic German

Etymology

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

weder

  1. (Uri) neither

Interjection

weder

  1. (Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted: "anyways", "back to what I was saying"

References


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eːdər

Adverb

weder

  1. (dated) Alternative form of weer (again)
Derived terms

generally parallel to a weer- equivalent

Noun

weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)

  1. Dated form of weer (weather).

Noun

weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)

  1. Archaic form of weer (wether).

Anagrams


German

Etymology

From Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz; cognate with English whether and either.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈveːdɐ/
  • (file)

Conjunction

weder

  1. neither (only with noch)
    weder Himmel noch Hölle
    neither heaven nor hell

Derived terms

Further reading

  • weder” in Duden online
  • weder” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch wither, from Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (against), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (more apart), from *wi (separation).

Preposition

wēder [+accusative or dative]

  1. against, in opposition to, counter to
  2. contrary to

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch withero.

Adverb

wēder

  1. back
  2. again
  3. against
Descendants
  • Dutch: weder, weer
  • Limburgish: wieër

Etymology 3

From Old Dutch wethar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.

Pronoun

wēder

  1. who/what of two
  2. one of two, either of two
  3. (with negation) neither of two

Conjunction

wēder

  1. either
  2. neither
  3. whether

Etymology 4

From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Noun

wēder n

  1. weather
  2. storm, strong wind
  3. air, sky
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Etymology 5

From Old Dutch withero, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.

Noun

wēder m

  1. castrated ram, wether
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading


Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛdər/, /ˈwɛːdər/

Noun

weder

  1. weather, condition of the sky
  2. good weather
  3. bad weather

Declension

Descendants

  • English: weather
  • Scots: weddir, wethir, wathir

References


Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.der/

Noun

weder n (nominative plural wedru)

  1. 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.
  2. wind, storm, breeze, air

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants


Transylvanian Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (against), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (more apart), from *wi (separation).

Adverb

weder

  1. again
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