"eða" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [Icelandic]

IPA: /(ˈ)ɛːða/, [ˈeɛ̯ːð̠˕ä] 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 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "eða"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eða",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*efþau"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *efþau",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "odar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German odar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "oþþe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English oþþe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse eða, from Proto-Germanic *efþau and thus related to Old High German odar, Old English oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau).",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "is",
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              22,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              15,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It's either me or him.",
          "text": "Það er annað hvort ég eða hann.",
          "translation": "It's either me or him.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              17,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              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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        "or"
      ],
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        [
          "or",
          "or"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "eður"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellar"
        },
        {
          "word": "ella"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellegar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ˈ)ɛːða/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeɛ̯ːð̠˕ä]"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Is-eða.oga",
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɛːða"
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  ],
  "word": "eða"
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "3": "eða"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse eða",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*efþau"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "odar"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German odar",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "oþþe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English oþþe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse eða, from Proto-Germanic *efþau and thus related to Old High German odar, Old English oþþe, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌸𐌸𐌰𐌿 (aiþþau).",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "conjunction"
      },
      "expansion": "eða",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "conj",
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        "Icelandic conjunctions",
        "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Icelandic lemmas",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Icelandic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛːða",
        "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɛːða/2 syllables"
      ],
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              22,
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          ],
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              15,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It's either me or him.",
          "text": "Það er annað hvort ég eða hann.",
          "translation": "It's either me or him.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              17,
              20
            ]
          ],
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            [
              27,
              29
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Do you want to see a movie or eat out?",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "or"
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          "or",
          "or"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "eður"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellar"
        },
        {
          "word": "ella"
        },
        {
          "word": "ellegar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(ˈ)ɛːða/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈeɛ̯ːð̠˕ä]"
    },
    {
      "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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