English search results for: why
#1
adverb
Definitions:
- because
- for what reason/purpose?
- on account of which?
- why, wherefore
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#2
adverb
Definitions:
- why not, in fact
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#3
adverb
Definitions:
- in what way? how? by which means, whereby
- wherefore, therefore, hence
- why
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#4
adverb
Definitions:
- wherefore, why, for what?
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Frequent, top 2000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#5
adverb
Definitions:
- if ... not
- unless
- [quid ni? => why not?]
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
Frequent, top 2000+ words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#6
adverb
Definitions:
- why not?
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#7
conjunction
Definitions:
- on account of which, where/there-fore
- why, for what reason, on what account
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#8
adverb
Definitions:
- why ever?
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
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Source:
General, unknown or too common to say
#9
adverb
Definitions:
- because
- on account of which?
- why, wherefore, for what reason? (impatience)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#10
adverb
Definitions:
- because
- on account of which?
- why, wherefore, for what reason? (impatience)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#11
adverb
Definitions:
- on account of which? because
- why, wherefore, for what reason? (impatience)
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
“Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#12
adverb
Definitions:
- why not
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
All or none
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Geography:
All or none
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Frequency:
2 or 3 citations
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Source:
Charles Beard, “Cassell’s Latin Dictionary”, 1892 (CAS)
#13
interjection
Definitions:
- My God
- [Eli Eli lama sabacthani => My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me]
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#14
interjection
Definitions:
- Eli Eli lama sabacthani/My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me Matthew 27:46
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#15
interjection
Definitions:
- My God
- [~ ~ lemma sabacthani => My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me]
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#16
adverb
Definitions:
- (Aramaic)
- why
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#17
adverb
Definitions:
- (Aramaic)
- why
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Age:
In use throughout the ages/unknown
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
L.F. Stelten, “Dictionary of Eccles. Latin”, 1995 (Ecc)
#18
adverb
Definitions:
- My God
- [Heli Heli ~ sabacthani => My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me]
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess
#19
verb
Definitions:
- forsaken
- [Heli Heli lemma ~ => My God, my God why hast thou forsaken me]
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Age:
Latin not in use in Classical times (6-10th centuries) Christian
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Area:
Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
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Geography:
Near East
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Frequency:
Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
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Source:
William Whitaker’s personal guess