"sive" meaning in Latin

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Conjunction

IPA: /ˈsiː.u̯e/ [Classical], [ˈs̠iːu̯ɛ] [Classical], /ˈsi.ve/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈsiːve] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: sīve [canonical]
Etymology: From older seive, from sei (“if”) + -ve (“or”). Equivalent to sī (“if”) + -ve (“or”). Collateral form seu by apocope. Etymology templates: {{m|la|seive}} seive, {{affix|la|sei|-ve|t1=if|t2=or}} sei (“if”) + -ve (“or”), {{affix|la|sī|-ve|t1=if|t2=or}} sī (“if”) + -ve (“or”), {{m|la|seu}} seu Head templates: {{head|la|conjunction|head=sīve}} sīve
  1. on the other hand; but if
    Sense id: en-sive-la-conj-VlmE-vfL Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 0
  2. or
    Sense id: en-sive-la-conj-cXVRejcL
  3. whether … or … (sive … sive …)
    Sense id: en-sive-la-conj-fchG-nMV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sīue, seu

Download JSON data for sive meaning in Latin (2.1kB)

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