Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2120.utrum on page 2120
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utrum...an whether...or
utrum...an is a Latin Conjunction that primarily means whether...or.
Definitions for utrum...an
Wheelock's Latin
Conjunction
- 1
whether...or
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Conjunction
- 1
(introducing a direct disjunctive question, the second alternative preceded by an). (b) (w. -ne attached to a significant word, or to ~, introducing the first alternative, an or -ne the second).
- 2
(introducing an indirect disjunctive question, the second or further alternatives introduced by an, anne, or aut) Whether..or. (b) (w. -ne attached to leading word, or to ~, introducing the first alternative, an the second. (c) (w. second alternative expr. by necne).
- 3
(introducing indir. qu. without expressed alternative) (whether).
Sentences with utrum...an
Latin to English
Quo nullum maius est, nosse naturam... Utrum mundus terra stante circumeat an mundo stante terra vertatur.Compare That reward, I say, which surpasses all others, the knowledge of nature... [We endeavor to ascertain] whether the earth stands till while the universe revolves around it, or whether the converse is the truth, the universe standing still while the earth revolves.
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?
Utrum avarus an crudelis sum, vix existimo possum.Compare It can scarcely be computed, whether he is more avaricous or more cruel.
Haud sane multum ad sui pertinet credo, utrum penes Lacumaces an Masinissa regnum Massyli sum.Compare He thought that it not much concern him, whether the sovereignty of the Massyli was in the hands of Lacumaces or Masinissa.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 206.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 2120.
- 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): 124.
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Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "utrum...an (conj.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/utrum.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 206.utrum...an on page 206
