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

• "bæði" at Sprotin.fo

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

• ekki verður bæði sleppt og haldið

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