Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2116.uter on page 2116
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uter either
uter is a Latin Adjective that primarily means either.
Definitions for uter
Wheelock's Latin
Adjective
- 1
either, which (of two)
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adjective
- 1
(interr. adj.) Which..of the two? (b) (pron., masc,) which person of the two? (c) (masc. pl.) which set of people, which party, etc., of the two? (d) (Neur.) which possibility, course of action, etc., of the two?
- 2
(rel. adj.) Whichever of the two (parenth. = no matter which of two). (b) (pron., masc.) whichever person of the two (often parenth. = no matter which person of the two). (c) (neut.) whichever possibility, course of action, of the two (parenth. = no matter which possibility, etc., of the two).
- 3
(indef. adj., usu. in neg. or hypothetical context) One or other of the two, either; (pron., masc.) either person of the two: see also ALTERVTER. (B) neque uter, not one of the other, neither (= neuter, necuter); app. also ne uter.
Sentences with uter
Latin to English
In plebs vero Romanus utrum superbia prius memoro, an crudelitas?Compare But should I mention first his pride or his cruelty towards the Roman lower orders?
Hic vos bellum et pax porto; uter placeo, sumo.Compare We bring you here peace and war; take which you please.
Declension table for uter
Cactus2000
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nom. | uter | utrēs |
| Gen. | utris | utrium / -um |
| Dat. | utrī | utribus |
| Acc. | utrem | utrēs / -īs |
| Abl. | utre | utribus |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 58.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2116.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "uter, utra, utrum (adj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/uter-utra-utrum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 58.uter, utra, utrum on page 58
