See an in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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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.\", \"head_templates\": [{\"args\": {\"1\": \"la\", \"2\": \"conjunction\"}, \"expansion\": \"an\", \"name\": \"head\"}], \"lang\": \"Latin\", \"lang_code\": \"la\", \"pos\": \"conj\", \"senses\": [{\"glosses\": [\"or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.)\", \"in disjunctive interrogations\", \"direct\"], \"links\": [[\"or\", \"or#English\"], [\"whether\", \"whether#English\"], [\"utrum\", \"utrum#Latin\"]], \"qualifier\": \"introduced by utrum (“whether”)\", \"raw_glosses\": [\"or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces the second part of a disjunctive interrogation, or a phrase implying doubt.)\", \"in disjunctive interrogations\", \"direct\", \"(introduced by utrum (“whether”))\"], \"tags\": []}, {\"glosses\": [\"or, or whether (A conjunction that introduces 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