báðir

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German beide and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe.

Adjective

báðir m pl (feminine plural báðar, neuter plural bæði)

  1. both (used to refer to two or more men)
    Teir eru báðir skemtiligir.
    They're both fun.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German beide and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe.

Determiner

báðir (plural only, strong only)

  1. both
    Þeir eru báðir skemmtilegir.
    They're both fun.

Declension

positive forms of báðir (pl-only strong-only)
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative báðir báðar bæði
accusative báða
dative báðum
genitive beggja

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bai.

Determiner

báðir

  1. both

Declension

    Declension of báðir
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative báðir báðar bæði
accusative báða báðar bæði
dative bǫ́ðum bǫ́ðum bǫ́ðum
genitive beggja beggja beggja

Descendants

References

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