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an.

or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.)

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Meaning & usage

conj[ˈan]Classical-Latin[ˈan]
  1. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations direct

  2. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations direct

  3. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations direct

  4. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations direct

  5. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations direct

  6. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations indirect

  7. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations indirect

    enclitic · interrogative
  8. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations indirect

  9. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations indirect

  10. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations or rather, or on the contrary (where the opinion of the speaker or the probability inclines to the second interrogative clause, and this is made emphatic, as a corrective of the former)

  11. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations or rather, or on the contrary (where the opinion of the speaker or the probability inclines to the second interrogative clause, and this is made emphatic, as a corrective of the former) hence, in the comic poets, as an potius

  12. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations or, or rather, or indeed, or perhaps (where, as is frequent, the first part of the interrogation is not expressed, but is to be supplied from the context, an begins the interrogation, but it does not begin an absolute – i.e., non-disjunctive – interrogation)

  13. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations or not in direct questions

  14. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations or not in indirect questions

  15. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations pleonastic usage for an in direct questions

  16. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) in disjunctive interrogations pleonastic usage for an in indirect questions

  17. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) or ?

  18. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) or denoting uncertainty by itself, without a verb of doubting

  19. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) or standing for sīve

  20. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) or where the first disjunctive clause is to be supplied from the general idea or where an stands for utrum or necne

  21. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) or Since in such distributive sentences expressive of doubt, the opinion of the speaker or the probability usually inclines to the second, i.e. to the clause beginning with an, the expressions haud sciō an, nesciō an, and dubitō an incline to an affirmative signification, “I almost know”, “I am inclined to think”, “I almost think”, “I might say”, “I might assert that”, etc., for “perhaps”, “probably”.

  22. or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.) or Sometimes the distributive clause beginning with an designates directly the opposite, the more improbable, the negative; in which case nesciō an, haud sciō an, etc., like the English I know not whether, signify “I think that not”, “I believe that not”, etc.

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *an, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en. Cognate with Lithuanian angu (“or”), Gothic 𐌰𐌽 (an, “so? now?”). May also be related to Ancient Greek ἄν (án, particle), Sanskrit अना (anā́), Avestan 𐬀𐬥𐬁 (anā), Lithuanian anàs, Albanian a, Proto-Slavic *onъ.

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