Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1179.nisī on page 1179
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nisī if not
nisī is a Latin Conjunction that primarily means if not.
Definitions for nisī
Wheelock's Latin
Conjunction
- 1
if not, unless
- 2
except (nisi prius)
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Conjunction
- 1
On any other condition than that, except if, unless: (a) (in open conditions, usu. w. ind.). (b) (in remote fut. conditions, w. pres. or pf. subj.). (c) (in unfulfilled conditions, w. impf. or plpf. subj.). (d) ~mirum (est), unless I am mistaken, without a doubt (see MIRVS). (e) mirum ~, it would be a wonder if..not, I feel sure that (see MIRVS); (sim. after miror). (f) quid ~ (in replies), prob. = QVIDNI.
- 2
(ellipt., often with forte, in tentatively suggesting an alternative possibility) Unless it is the case that, etc. (usu. w. ind.). (b) (in putting forward absurd or far-fetched ideas).
- 3
(pregn., in strong asseverations, etc.) If it is not true that.
Sentences with nisī
Latin to English
Nisi Caesar cīvibus placēbit, vītae eius nōn parcent.Compare If Caesar does not please the citizens, they will not spare his life.
Nisi quis iūcundus bonusque erit, vītam vērē fēlīcem mihi nōn vīvet.Compare If a person is not agreeable and good, he will not live a truly happy life, it seems to me.
Ipse enim se quisque diligit, non ut aliquam a se ipse mercedem exigat caritatis suae, sed quod per se quisque sibi carus est; quod nisi idem in amicitiam transferetur, verus amicus numquam reperetur: est enim is qui est tamquam alter idem.Compare Everyone loves himself, not with a view of acquiring some profit for himself from his self-love, but because he is dear to himself on his own account; and unless this same thing were transferred to friendship, the real friend would never be found; for he is, as it were, another self.
Nisi in navem se contulerit, excipietur.Compare Unless he boards (literally, will have boarded) a ship, he will be captured.
Qui vicit non est victor nisi victus fatetur.Compare The victor is not truly a victor unless the vanguished admits it.
Clamo Epicurus non potest iucunde vivitur, nisi sapienter, honeste, iusteque vivitur.Compare Epicurus loudly asserts that men cannot live pleasantly, unless they live wisely, honestly, and justly.
Quo modo nobiles equos cursus et spatia probant, sic est aliquis oratorum campus, per quem nisi liberi et soluti ferantur debilitatur ac frangitur eloquentia.Compare Just as a spacious course tests a fine horse, so the orator has his field, and unless he can move in it freely and at ease, his eloquence grows feeble and breaks down.
Aspero enim et abscisso castigationis genere militaris disciplina indiget, quia vires armis constant; quae, ubi a recto tenore desciverunt oppressura sunt, nisi opprimantur.Compare Military discipline requires that punishment be harsh and speedy. For the strength of the state depends on the army; once the latter leaves the path of duty, it is bound to become oppressive unless checked in time.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 126.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1179.
- 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.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "nisī (conj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/nisi.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 126.nisī on page 126
