"eða" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [Icelandic]

IPA: [ɛða], [ˈɛːða] Audio: Is-eða.oga
Rhymes: -ɛːða Etymology: From Old Norse eða, from Proto-Germanic *efþau and thus related to Old High German odar, Old English oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|eða}} Old Norse eða, {{inh|is|gem-pro|*efþau}} Proto-Germanic *efþau, {{cog|goh|odar}} Old High German odar, {{cog|ang|oþþe}} Old English oþþe, {{cog|got|𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿}} Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau) Head templates: {{head|is|conjunction}} eða
  1. or Synonyms: eður, ellar, ella, ellegar
    Sense id: en-eða-is-conj-cXVRejcL Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 1 0 15 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 1 0 29 0

Adverb [Old Norse]

Forms: eðr [alternative], [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *efþau, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*efþau}} Proto-Germanic *efþau, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*h₁eǵʰs}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Head templates: {{head|non|adverbs|head=}} eða, {{non-adv}} eða
  1. otherwise, in the opposite case
    Sense id: en-eða-non-adv-B2vBJjOj

Conjunction [Old Norse]

Forms: eðr [alternative], [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *efþau, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*efþau}} Proto-Germanic *efþau, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*h₁eǵʰs}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Head templates: {{head|non|conjunction}} eða
  1. or, (either) or, (whether) or, or else
    Sense id: en-eða-non-conj-soFKkJ6-
  2. (connected with a negation) nor, (neither) nor, and also not
    Sense id: en-eða-non-conj-kh6nRNQf Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 0 69 0
  3. (after comparison) than
    Sense id: en-eða-non-conj-c4NxHBsF
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      "expansion": "Old Norse eða",
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    {
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Old High German odar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English oþþe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿"
      },
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        {
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        },
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          ],
          "english": "It's either me or him.",
          "text": "Það er annað hvort ég eða hann.",
          "translation": "It's either me or him.",
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        },
        {
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              20
            ]
          ],
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            [
              27,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you want to see a movie or eat out?",
          "text": "Viltu fara í bíó eða út að borða?",
          "translation": "Do you want to see a movie or eat out?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "ella"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellegar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ɛða]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛːða]"
    },
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      "audio": "Is-eða.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3b/Is-e%C3%B0a.oga/Is-e%C3%B0a.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Is-e%C3%B0a.oga"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛːða"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eða"
}

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      "lang_code": "is",
      "word": "eða"
    },
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      "word": "eður"
    },
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      "lang": "Old Danish",
      "lang_code": "gmq-oda",
      "word": "æthe"
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      "lang": "Old Gutnish",
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        "head": ""
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    }
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        "otherwise, in the opposite case"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "eða"
}
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    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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        "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples",
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              22,
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          "english": "It's either me or him.",
          "text": "Það er annað hvort ég eða hann.",
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              29
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          "english": "Do you want to see a movie or eat out?",
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        }
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      "ipa": "[ɛða]"
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛːða]"
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}

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}

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