"nother" meaning in English

See nother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnʌðɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|nōhwæþer}} Old English nōhwæþer, {{m|en|neither}} neither, {{m|en|nauther}} nauther Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nother (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects) Neither. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nother-en-adj-s5BlQ9ft Categories (other): British English, Caribbean English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnʌðɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: Variant of an other, another, influenced by re-analysis as a nother. Compare Middle English another. Etymology templates: {{m|en|other|an other}} an other, {{m|en|another}} another, {{noncog|enm|another}} Middle English another Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nother (not comparable)
  1. (largely obsolete outside the US phrase a whole nother) Different, other. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nother-en-adj-wgwaplYx Categories (other): American English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈnʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnʌðɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|nōhwæþer}} Old English nōhwæþer, {{m|en|neither}} neither, {{m|en|nauther}} nauther Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} nother, {{en-pron}} nother
  1. (obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects) Neither.
    Sense id: en-nother-en-pron-s5BlQ9ft Categories (other): British English, Caribbean English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pronouns, English rebracketings Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 18 47 1 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 28 20 45 8 Disambiguation of English rebracketings: 26 26 48 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈnʌðə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈnʌðɚ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: Variant of an other, another, influenced by re-analysis as a nother. Compare Middle English another. Etymology templates: {{m|en|other|an other}} an other, {{m|en|another}} another, {{noncog|enm|another}} Middle English another Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} nother, {{en-pron}} nother
  1. (obsolete) Another. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-nother-en-pron-55BtsT3K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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          "different"
        ],
        [
          "other",
          "other"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "largely obsolete outside the US phrase a whole nother",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(largely obsolete outside the US phrase a whole nother) Different, other."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnʌðə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈnʌðɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌðə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nother"
}

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