både

See also: bade, Bade, and badé

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse báðir (“both”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːdə/, [ˈb̥ɔːðə], [ˈb̥ɔːð̩]

Conjunction

både

1. both (both...and...)

Etymology 2

See båd (“boat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔːdə/, [ˈb̥ɔːðə], [ˈb̥ɔːð̩]

Noun

både c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of båd

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bæði

Conjunction

både

1. both

   både ... og - both ... and

References

• “både” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse báðir, bæði. Akin to English both.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboːdə/

Conjunction

både

1. both

   både ... og - both ... and

References

• “både” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse báðir (“both”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Conjunction

både

1. both; each of (out of two)

   Ta med både den lilla och den stora.

   Bring both the little one and the big one.

Related terms

• båda