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Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhth -er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌð ər

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Origin :
  • Old English oþer "the second" (adj.), also as a pronoun, "one of the two, other," from Proto-Germanic *antharaz (cf. Old Saxon athar, Old Frisian other, Old Norse annarr, Middle Dutch and Dutch ander, Old High German andar, German ander, Gothic anþar "other").
  • These are from PIE *an-tero-, variant of *al-tero- "the other of two" (cf. Lithuanian antras, Sanskrit antarah "other, foreign," Latin alter), from root *al- "beyond" (see alias) + adjectival comparative suffix *-tero-. The Old English, Old Saxon, and Old Frisian forms show "a normal loss of n before fricatives" [Barnhart]. Meaning "different" is mid-13c.
  • Sense of "second" was detached from this word in English (which uses second, from Latin) and German (zweiter, from zwei "two") to avoid ambiguity. In Scandinavian, however, the second floor is still the "other" floor (e.g. Swedish andra, Danish anden). Also cf. Old English oþergeara "next year."
  • The other woman "a woman with whom a man begins a love affair while he is already committed" is from 1855. The other day originally (mid-12c.) was "the next day;" later (c.1300) "yesterday;" and now, loosely, "a day or two ago" (early 15c.). Phrase other half in reference to either the poor or the rich, is recorded from c.1600.
  • La moitié du monde ne sçayt comment l'aultre vit. [Rabelais, "Pantagruel," 1532]
  • As in rest : noun remainder of something
  • As in alternative : noun possible choice
Example sentences :
  • Some of these bright beings are speaking, and others are silent.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • The haughtiness of others can never make us angry, if we ourselves are humble.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • She was little concerned with the morality of her course as others might appraise it.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They were apart from the others and for the moment unnoticed.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • In the distance they could see the others following ghostly lamps.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Others not less popular had to do with the reasons for the slump.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • They gave him a title which distinguished him from the others.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • This assurance satisfied the others, but it did not satisfy Harriet.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • It is true there was a fifth farm situated right in between the others.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • What others had done in brick he could do with the help of more costly materials.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

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