"donec" meaning in Latin

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Conjunction

IPA: [ˈdoː.nɛk] [Classical-Latin], [ˈdɔː.nek] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: dōnec [canonical]
Etymology: From Old Latin dōnique, dōnicum, from Proto-Indo-European *de (see there for more). Compare dum from same source. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*de}} Proto-Indo-European *de Head templates: {{head|la|conjunction|head=dōnec}} dōnec
  1. while, as long as, until (denotes the relation of two actions at the same time)
    Sense id: en-donec-la-conj-VGH1Xwy- Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "name": "der"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old Latin dōnique, dōnicum, from Proto-Indo-European *de (see there for more). Compare dum from same source.",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "As long as I was pleasing to you",
          "ref": "23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 3.9.1",
          "text": "Dōnec grātus eram tibī",
          "translation": "As long as I was pleasing to you",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Until you are happy, you will count many friends.",
          "ref": "8 CE – 12 CE, Ovid, Sorrows 1.8.5",
          "text": "dōnec eris sospes, multōs numerābis amīcōs",
          "translation": "Until you are happy, you will count many friends.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "while, as long as, until (denotes the relation of two actions at the same time)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "while",
          "while"
        ],
        [
          "as long as",
          "as long as"
        ],
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈdoː.nɛk]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdɔː.nek]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "donec"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Latin dōnique, dōnicum, from Proto-Indo-European *de (see there for more). Compare dum from same source.",
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  "pos": "conj",
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        "Latin conjunctions",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin subordinating conjunctions",
        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
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          "english": "As long as I was pleasing to you",
          "ref": "23 BCE – 13 BCE, Horace, Odes 3.9.1",
          "text": "Dōnec grātus eram tibī",
          "translation": "As long as I was pleasing to you",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Until you are happy, you will count many friends.",
          "ref": "8 CE – 12 CE, Ovid, Sorrows 1.8.5",
          "text": "dōnec eris sospes, multōs numerābis amīcōs",
          "translation": "Until you are happy, you will count many friends.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "while, as long as, until (denotes the relation of two actions at the same time)"
      ],
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          "while",
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        ],
        [
          "as long as",
          "as long as"
        ],
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈdɔː.nek]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "donec"
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