Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 125.an on page 125
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an Can it be that
an is a Latin Conjunction that primarily means Can it be that.
Definitions for an
Wheelock's Latin
Conjunction
- 1
adv. and conj. introducing the second part of a double question, or; used alone, or, can it be that.
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Particle
- 1
(introducing dir. questions, usu. w. the notion of surprise, indignation, etc.) Can it really be that..? (b) (expecting a negative answer). (c) (w. non, expecting an affirmative answer).
- 2
(introducing a second question, which is a suggested answer to the first).
- 3
(introducing a second question, which is an alternative to the first) Or is, or did, etc.?
- 4
(introducing the second or any further part of a multiple question) Or. (b) (following utrum, ~ne).
- 5
(introducing the second, etc., of suggested answers).
Sentences with an
Latin to English
Est enim amicitia nihil aliud nisi omnium divinarum humanarumque rerum cum benevolentia et caritate consensio, qua quidem haud scio an excepta sapienta nil quicquam melius homini sit a dis immortanlibus datum. (De Amicitia, 20)Compare Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection, and I am inclined to think that, with the exception of wisdom, no better thing has been given to man by the immortal gods.
An tu civem ab hoste natura ac loco, non animo factisque distinguis?Compare Do you distinguish a citizen from an enemy by race and by locality, not by character and conduct?
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 471.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 125.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 119.
Bibliography
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
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Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "an (conj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/an.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 471.on page 471
