Толковый словарь английского языка - neither
Neither
neither
I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by either) of nauther, nother, from Old English nāhwæther, nōther, from nā, nō not + hwæther which of two, whether Date: 12th century not either , also not , Usage: Although use with or is ~ archaic nor wrong, ~ is usually followed by nor. A few commentators think that ~ must be limited in reference to two, but reference to more than two has been quite common since the 17th century enforcement of antique decorum will help ~ language, literature, nor literati — James Sledd>. II. pronoun Date: 13th century not the one or the other of two or more, Usage: Some commentators insist that ~ must be used with a singular verb. It generally is, but especially when a prepositional phrase intervenes between it and the verb, a plural verb is quite common <~ of those ideal solutions are in sight — C. P. Snow>. III. adjective Date: 14th century not either , IV. adverb Date: 1551 either , similarly not ; also not
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adj., pron., adv., & conj. --adj. & pron. (foll. by sing. verb) 1 not the one nor the other (of two things); not either (neither of the accusations is true; neither of them knows; neither wish was granted; neither went to the fair). 2 disp. none of any number of specified things. --adv. 1 not either; not on the one hand (foll. by nor; introducing the first of two or more things in the negative: neither knowing nor caring; would neither come in nor go out; neither the teachers nor the parents nor the children). 2 not either; also not (if you do not, neither shall I). 3 (with neg.) disp. either (I don't know that neither). --conj. archaic nor yet; nor (I know not, neither can I guess). Etymology: ME naither, neither f. OE nowther contr. of nohw{aelig}ther (as NO(2), WHETHER): assim. to EITHER NEK n. S.Afr. = COL 1. Etymology: Du., = NECK ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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