báðir
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German beide and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe.
Adjective
báðir m pl (feminine plural báðar, neuter plural bæði)
- both (used to refer to two or more men)
- Teir eru báðir skemtiligir.
- They're both fun.
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse báðir, from Proto-Germanic *bai-. Cognate with English both, German beide and Dutch beide (“both”), Swedish både, båda, Danish både, Norwegian Nynorsk båe.
Determiner
báðir (plural only, feminine báðar, neuter bæði)
- both
- Þeir eru báðir skemmtilegir.
- They're both fun.
Declension
Derived terms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bai.
Determiner
báðir
Declension
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | báðir | báðar | bæði |
| accusative | báða | báðar | bæði |
| dative | bǫ́ðum | bǫ́ðum | bǫ́ðum |
| genitive | beggja | beggja | beggja |
Descendants
- Icelandic: báðir
- Faroese: báðir
- Norwegian Bokmål: både
- Norwegian Nynorsk: både; båe
- Elfdalian: båðer
- Old Swedish: bāþir, bāþe
- Old Danish: bathe
- Danish: både
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “báðir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 44; also available at the Internet Archive