nother

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English

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈnʌðə/

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English nōhwæþer. Compare neither, nauther.

Pronoun

nother

  1. (obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects) Neither.

Adjective

nother (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete outside UK and Caribbean dialects) Neither.

Etymology 2

Variant of an other, another, influenced by re-analysis as a nother.

Pronoun

nother

  1. (obsolete) Another.

Adjective

nother (not comparable)

  1. (largely obsolete outside the US phrase a whole nother) Different, other.
    • 2009 October 1, Automotive Editors, “Long-Term Test Cars”, in Poplar Mechanics[1], retrieved 2012-03-14:
      Executing it all well, with the feel, look and operation of a real luxury car, is a whole nother ball of wax.
    • 2015, LT Wolf, The World King (fiction), →ISBN:
      He has said elfsheen four nother ways — elfsheen, elfshine, elfshone, elfshyne.

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Middle English

Adverb

nother

  1. nor