*bai
Runic: ᛒᚨᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑi̯/determiner
Meanings
both
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰóh₁, possibly from the neuter dual form *bʰóy(h₁). Compare Lithuanian abu (‘both’), Proto-Slavic *oba (‘both’), Sanskrit उभ (ubhá) (ubhá, ‘both, each of the two’), Latin (am)bō (‘both’);
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Acc. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Gen. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dat. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inst. | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Descendants
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bœ̄ġen, bēġen, bēġġen (Old English)
- beȝenn, beigene, beine, beie, beye, bey (Middle English)
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beggja (Old Norse)
- beggja (Faroese)
- beggja (Icelandic)
- begge (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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beggja (Old Norse)
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bæggiæ (Old Danish)
- begge (Danish)
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bæggiæ (Old Danish)
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beggja (Old Norse)
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bæggia, begge, bæggias, bægges, beggiars, bæggers (Old Swedish)
- bägge (Swedish)
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bæggia, begge, bæggias, bægges, beggiars, bæggers (Old Swedish)
- 𐌱𐌰𐌹 (bai) (Gothic)
- Most daughter languages have this word in a compound with the demonstrative *sa (‘that’):
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beithe (Old Dutch)
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beide (Middle Dutch)
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beide (Dutch)
- beide (Afrikaans)
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beide (Dutch)
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beide (Middle Dutch)
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bā þā (Old English)
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baþe, boþe, bayth, bothe (Middle English)
- both (English)
- bathe, baith (Scots)
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baþe, boþe, bayth, bothe (Middle English)
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bēthe (Old Frisian)
- bee (Saterland Frisian)
- beide (West Frisian)
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beidē (Old High German)
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beide, bēde, beyde (Middle High German)
- beide (German)
- ביידע (beyde) (Yiddish)
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beide, bēde, beyde (Middle High German)
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bēthia (Old Saxon)
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bêde, beide, beyde (Middle Low German)
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beide (Low German)
- beide, beid, bei, beed, bede, be, biede, bied, bi (Low German)
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beide (Low German)
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bêde, beide, beyde (Middle Low German)
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báðir (Old Norse)
- båðer (Elfdalian)
- báðir (Faroese)
- báðir (Icelandic)
- både (Norwegian Bokmål)
- både, båe (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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báðir (Old Norse)
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bathe (Old Danish)
- både (Danish)
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bathe (Old Danish)
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báðir (Old Norse)
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bāþir, bāþe (Old Swedish)
- både, båda (Swedish)
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bāþir, bāþe (Old Swedish)