"tother" meaning in English

See tother in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm||þe toþer}} Middle English þe toþer, {{cog|sco|tither}} Scots tither Head templates: {{en-adjective|-}} tother (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) The other (of two). Tags: dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-tother-en-adj-sORucUEN
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) Other, all others. Tags: dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-tother-en-adj-hLBbiEnP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toder, t'other

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/ Forms: tothers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm||þe toþer}} Middle English þe toþer, {{cog|sco|tither}} Scots tither Head templates: {{en-noun}} tother (plural tothers)
  1. (now dialectal) An other; another one. Tags: dialectal Related terms: tone, tudder
    Sense id: en-tother-en-noun-2QgHJJCV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, English pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 17 53 30 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 0 18 49 32 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 17 23 45 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 16 67 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 76 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toder, t'other

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/
Rhymes: -ʌðə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm||þe toþer}} Middle English þe toþer, {{cog|sco|tither}} Scots tither Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} tother, {{en-pron}} tother
  1. (now dialectal) Other. Most often used after the. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-tother-en-pron-0jpiVbOr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: toder, t'other

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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