Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 219.aut on page 219
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aut or
aut is a Latin Conjunction that primarily means or.
Definitions for aut
Wheelock's Latin
Conjunction
- 1
or, either or
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Conjunction
- 1
(introducing two or more logically exclusive alternatives) Either..or..(or). (b) (where one unlikely alternative is employed, to emphasize the near-certainty of the other).
- 2
(introducing each of the practical alternatives in a given situation). (b) (emphasizing the necessity of one alternative, without excluding the possibility of the other simultaneously). (c) (after a neg. question, comparison, etc., eliminating both or all alternatives).
- 3
(introducing one or more alternative possibilities, only one of which is envisaged as obtaining at any given time).
Sentences with aut
Latin to English
Aut vincere aut mori.Compare Either conquer or die.
Illī stultī semper rogant quid sit melius quam imperium aut pecūnia.Compare Those foolish men always ask what is better than power or money.
Aut disce aut discēde.Compare Either learn or leave.
Aut bibat aut abeat.Compare Let him either drink or go away.
Quis est praestantior aut nōbilitāte aut probitāte aut studiō optimārum artium?Compare Who is more outstanding in nobility or integrity or the pursuit of the finest arts?
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 112.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 219.
- 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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "aut (conj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/aut.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 112.aut on page 112
