Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1201.num on page 1201
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num so? (expects no)
num is a Latin Adverb that primarily means so? (expects no).
Definitions for num
Wheelock's Latin
Adverb
- 1
interrog. adv. (1) introduces direct questions which expect the answer "no"; (2) introduces indirect questions and means whether.
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
(introducing questions where the possibility of a neg. answer is present in the speaker's mind through anxiety, caution, incredulity, etc.). I suppose it is not possible ..? (b) (esp. w. indefinite pron., adj., or adv.).
- 2
(introducing indir. questions) Whether by any chance. (b) (w. indefinite pron, etc.).
Sentences with num
Latin to English
Num dubitās hoc dīcere, mī amīce?Compare You do not hesitate to say this, do you, my friend?
Num quis hic malus?Compare Could anything have been worse than this?
Num sum in patria?Compare Is he in his country?
Primum quaero, num tu senatus causa tuus permitto.Compare I ask first, whether you leave your case to the senate.
Num ille furor tribunus plebs fraus Metellus sum, summus ille et clarus vir? Certe non sum.Compare Did that fury of the tribune of the people injure Metellus, that great and most illustrious man? Certainly it did not.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 286.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1201.
- 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).
Bibliography
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Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, 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.
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.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "num (adv.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/num.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 286.num on page 286
