either
1 adverb choice between twothey either resign or look for other jobs éiríonn siad as, sin nó cuardaíonn siad poist eileyou'll be either fined or imprisoned gearrfar fíneáil ort, sin nó cuirfear i bpríosún thúhe wanted either a cat or a dog bhí cat nó madra uaidh, ceachtar acuit's either one or the other is ceann amháin nó ceann eile atá annit's either now or never anois nó riamh atá ann, mura ndéantar anois é ní dhéanfar go brách éno investigation was carried out by either the Irish or British authorities ní dhearna údaráis na hÉireann ná údaráis na Breataine aon fhiosrúchánhe works either from home or in the office oibríonn sé ón mbaile nó san oifig 2 adverb used with negatives to mean 'similarly'ach oiread ach an oiread ach chomh beag she can't dance and she can't sing either níl sí ábalta damhsa agus níl sí ábalta canadh ach oireadI have nowhere to stay either níl áit agamsa le fanacht ach an oireadTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adverb for that matterach oiread ach an oiread a little luck doesn't do any harm, either ní dhéanann beagán den ádh aon dochar, ach an oiread 4 pronoun one or other of two the sameceachtar either of them could help you thiocfadh le ceachtar acu cuidiú leat 5 pronoun one or other of two, alternativesceachtar either will do déanfaidh ceachtar díobh cúis, déanfaidh ceachtar den dá cheann cúisif either of their parents died dá bhfaigheadh ceachtar dá dtuismitheoirí bás 6 determiner each of two the samethey were on either side of me bhí siad ar an dá thaobh díomI don't think that either book is worth reading ní shílim gur fiú ceachtar den dá leabhar a léamhthe road is flooded at either end of the bridge tá an bóthar faoi uisce ag gach taobh den droichead, tá an bóthar faoi uisce ag dhá cheann an droichid 7 determiner one or other of two, as alternativesthe dining room and kitchen are on either side tá an seomra bia ar thaobh amháin agus an chistin ar an taobh eileon either or both sides ar thaobh amháin nó ar an dá thaobh