bæði

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛaːjɪ/

Adjective

bæði n pl (masucline plural báðir, feminine plural báðar)

  1. both (used to refer to two of a neuter noun, or a mixed gender pair)

Declension

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

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bæði.

Determiner

bæði

  1. nominative/accusative neuter of báðir (“both”) (used to refer to men and women, or children)
    Ég elska bæði börnin mín.
    I love both my children.

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Determiner

bæði

  1. nominative/accusative neuter of báðir (“both”)

Etymology 2

Verb

bæði

  1. third-person singular past subjunctive active of biðja
  2. third-person plural past subjunctive active of biðja
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