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
- (Uri) neither
Interjection
weder
- (Uri) Indicates that one is resuming what they were previously saying after being interrupted: "anyways", "back to what I was saying"
References
- 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
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -eːdər
Adverb
weder
- (dated) Alternative form of weer (“again”)
Derived terms
generally parallel to a weer- equivalent
- wederantwoord
- wederdienst
- wederdoper
- wedergeboorte
- wederhelft
- wederopbouw
- wederom
- onweder
Noun
weder n (uncountable, diminutive wedertje n)
- Dated form of weer (“weather”).
Noun
weder m (plural weders, diminutive wedertje n)
- Archaic form of weer (“wether”).
Anagrams
- werde, wrede, wreed
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/
Audio (file)
Conjunction
weder
- neither (only with noch)
- weder Himmel noch Hölle
- neither heaven nor hell
Derived terms
- weder ... noch
- entweder
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]
- against, in opposition to, counter to
- contrary to
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch withero.
Adverb
wēder
- back
- again
- against
Descendants
- Dutch: weder, weer
- Afrikaans: weer
- Limburgish: wieër
Etymology 3
From Old Dutch wethar, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz.
Pronoun
wēder
- who/what of two
- one of two, either of two
- (with negation) neither of two
Conjunction
wēder
- either
- neither
- whether
Etymology 4
From Old Dutch *wedar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Noun
wēder n
- weather
- storm, strong wind
- air, sky
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: weder, weer
- Limburgish: waeder, waer
Etymology 5
From Old Dutch withero, from Proto-West Germanic *weþru, from Proto-Germanic *weþruz.
Noun
wēder m
- castrated ram, wether
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: weder, weer
Further reading
- “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
Alternative forms
- wedir, wæder, wedder, wethyr, wedire, weddyr, wedyr, wheder, wedur
Etymology
From Old English weder, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wedʰrom.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwɛdər/, /ˈwɛːdər/
Noun
weder
- weather, condition of the sky
- good weather
- bad weather
Declension
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative, accusative | weder | wedir |
genitive | wederes | wedere |
dative | wedere | wederen |
Related terms
- wederin
- unweder
Descendants
- English: weather
- Scots: weddir, wethir, wathir
References
- “wē̆der, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-11.
Old English
Alternative forms
- weðer – edh spelling
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wedr, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwe.der/
Noun
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 10th century, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
- wind, storm, breeze, air
Declension
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | weder | wedru |
accusative | weder | wedru |
genitive | wedres | wedra |
dative | wedre | wedrum |
Derived terms
- unweder
Descendants
- Middle English: weder
- English: weather
Transylvanian Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wiþrą (“against”), from Proto-Indo-European *wi-tero- (“more apart”), from *wi (“separation”).
Adverb
weder
- again