tother
/ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/
tother pronoun: other. Most often used after the.
Pronoun
tother
- Other. Most often used after the.
- Well, Guv'nor, he stood up by-and-by, and taking the bundles of rags, the big uns in one hand, tother ones in tother, he toddled out of the room; […]1876, The Shamrock, volume 14
- ‘Me an th’ Lad ull help you[…] for all he’s not just like the tothers,’ here she nodded1882, Caroline Hallet, “Out of the World”, in The Monthly Packet, page 522
Adjective
tother (not comparable)
- The other (of two).
- the tone way or the tother
- That fella go in. By’m-by t'other fella come out.1898, John F. Hobbs, “Australian Aboriginal Sports and Wood-craft”, in Outing, page 447
- Other, all others.
- […]an’ they left one ’n the sarvant gals as well for comp’ny like for the housekeeper, but the tother sarvant gals they took wid ’em.1916, Noah Lock, “The Robber and the Housekeeper”, in Journal of Gypsy Lore, page 202
Noun
tother (plural tothers)
- An other; another one.
Forms of tother
| Pronoun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | toder |
| alternative form | t'other |
| Noun | |
| plural | tothers |
Origin of tother
From Middle English þe toþer, from the incorrect division of thet other (“the/that other”). Compare Scots tither; English tone. More at that, other.
Words that rhyme with tother
Questions about tother
- What does tother mean?
- Tother means other. Most often used after the.
- What part of speech is tother?
- Tother can be a pronoun, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce tother?
- Tother is pronounced /ˈtʌðə(ɹ)/.
Words near tother in the dictionary
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