FromMiddle Englishbothe,boþe, fromOld Englishbāþā(“both the; both those”) and possibly reinforced byOld Norsebáðir, fromProto-Germanic*bai. Cognate withSaterland Frisianbee(“both”),West Frisianbeide(“both”),Dutchbeide(“both”),Germanbeide(“both”),Swedishbåde,båda,Danishbåde,Norwegianbåde,Icelandicbáðir. Replaced Middle Englishbō, fromOld Englishbā, a form ofOld Englishbēġen.
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This word does not come between a possessive and its head noun. Sayboth (of) my hands, not *my both hands. Say,both (of) the king's horses, not *the king's both horses.
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FromOld Irishboth(“hut, cabin”), fromProto-Celtic*butā (compareMiddle Welshbot(“dwelling”)), fromProto-Indo-European*bʰuH-(“to be”). Related toEnglishbooth.
both f (genitive singularbotha,nominative pluralbothannaorbotha)
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| both | bhoth | mboth |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
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| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bothL | — | — |
| vocative | bothL | — | — |
| accusative | buithN | — | — |
| genitive | buitheH | — | — |
| dative | buithL | — | — |
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Probably ultimately fromProto-Celtic*buzdos(“tail, penis”) perhaps fromProto-Indo-European*gʷosdʰos(“piece of wood”) (compareProto-Slavic*gvozdь(“nail, tack, peg”)). Cognates includeCornishboth(“hump, stud”),Bretonbod(“bush, shrub”),Irishbod(“penis”),Manxbod(“penis”) andManxbwoid(“penis”).
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
|---|---|---|---|
| both | foth | moth | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
