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|lshtext=<b>dōnĕc</b>:<br /><b>I</b> conj. [shortened from [[ante]]- and [[post]]-[[class]]. form dōnĭcum, from old dative doni (dioni; for [[root]], etc., v. [[dies]]) and conj. cum; [[prop]]. at the [[time]] of [[day]] [[when]]; form [[donicum]], Liv. And., [[Cato]] and Plaut. ap. [[Charis]]. p. 178 P.; [[Cato]], R. R. 146, 2; 149, 2; 161, 3; Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 19; id. Capt. 2, 2, 89; id. Most. 1. 2, 34; id. Ps. 4, 7, 72; id. Truc. 1, 1, 18; Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 692 P.; Nep. Ham. 1, 4.—In the Inscr. of Orell. 4370 DONIQVIES is i. q. DONIQUE IS, and [[donique]] = [[donicum]]; so, [[donique]], Lucr. 2, 1116; 5, 708 Lachm.].—Donec denotes the [[relation]] of [[two]] actions in [[time]],<br /><b>I</b> As contemporaneous, as [[long]] as, [[while]], [[during]] the [[time]] in [[which]]; or,<br /><b>II</b> As in [[immediate]] [[succession]], [[until]], up to the [[time]] at [[which]] ([[synonymous]] [[with]] dum, I. B. and II.—in the [[ante]]-[[class]]. and postAug. periods freq.; [[four]] times in Cic. [[only]] in signif. II. [[with]] indic.; not in Caes.).<br /><b>I</b> As [[long]] as, [[while]] (so perh. not [[till]] the Aug. [[period]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With indic.: [[neque]] dulces amores Sperne, [[puer]], Donec virenti [[canities]] abest, Hor. C. 1, 9, 17: [[donec]] [[gratus]] eram [[tibi]], etc. ... Persarum vigui rege beatior ... Donec non [[alia]] [[magis]] Arsisti, etc. ... Romanà vigui clarior Iliā, id. ib. 3, 9, 1, and 5; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 53; Liv. 2, 49; 6, 13; Tac. A. 14, 50; id. H. 4, 12; id. Or. 8; 40 al.: [[donec]] eris [[felix]], multos numerabis amicos, Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With subj.: (elephanti) [[nihil]] [[sane]] trepidabant, [[donec]] continenti [[velut]] ponte agerentur, Liv. 21, 28 fin.; Tac. A. 1, 51: edixit ne [[quis]] militis, [[donec]] in castris esset, bona possideret, etc., Liv. 2, 24; 4, 2; 60; 21, 10; 25, 11; Tac. H. 4, 35; id. A. 15, 64 al.<br /><b>II</b> Until, [[till]] at [[length]] (so in all periods).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With indic. (cf. Zumpt, Gr. § 575): ne [[quoquam]] exurgatis, [[donec]] a me erit [[signum]] datum, Plaut. Bacch, 4, 4, 106: [[haud]] desinam, [[donec]] perfecero hoc, Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 73; cf. ib. 4, 1, 24: [[neque]] [[tamen]] [[finis]]… fiebat, [[donec]] [[populus]] senatum coëgit, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 40, § 87; id. Tull. 6, 14: hic regnabitur ... [[donec]] [[regina]] [[sacerdos]] geminam partu dabit [[Ilia]] prolem, Verg. A. 1, 273; id. G. 4, 413 et saep.: [[neque]] credebam Donec [[Sosia]] fecit sibi uti crederem, Plaut. Am. 2, 1, 51.—So [[with]] perf., Lucr. 2, 1130; Liv. praef. 3, 48; 23, 31; Prop. 1, 9, 29; Verg. E. 6, 85; id. A. 2, 630; Hor. S. 1, 3, 103; id. Ep. 1, 10, 35 et saep.: me attrectare [[nefas]], [[donec]] me flumine [[vivo]] abluero, Verg. A. 2, 720: socii consurgere tonsis ... Donec [[rostra]] tenent siccum, etc., id. ib. 10, 301; cf. id. ib. 268; Val. Fl. 8, 290; Liv. 1, 54 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With subj.: Actia [[pugna]] refertur, [[donec]] alterutrum [[velox]] Victoria fronde [[coronet]], Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 63.—So in the [[praes]]., Quint. 1, 1, 33; Tac. A. 2, 6; id. H. 5, 6; id. G. 1; 20 al.—In the imperf., Verg. A. 11, 860; Sen. Ep. 70; Quint. 11, 3, 6; Tac. H. 1, 13; Plin. Ep. 9, 33, 6: trepidationis aliquantum edebant, [[donec]] quietem [[ipse]] [[timor]] fecisset, Liv. 21, 28 fin.—So [[with]] pluperf., Liv. 45, 7 fin.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ellipt. [[without]] a [[verb]]: [[neque]] [[quisquam]] hominem conspicatu'st [[donec]] in navi [[super]], Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 82; cf. in foll. b.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> With [[usque]], [[usque]] [[adeo]], [[usque]] eo, eo [[usque]], in [[tantum]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(a)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With indic.: ibo odorans [[usque]] [[donec]] [[persecutus]] volpem ero vestigiis, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 114; id. Rud. 3, 4, 11; Ter. Ad. 4, 6, 6: id. [[aliquoties]] in [[die]] facito [[usque]] [[adeo]] [[donec]] sal desiverit tabescere biduum, [[Cato]] R. R. 88, 1; so id. ib. § 2; Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 40; Ter. And. 4, 1, 38: [[usque]] eo timui, ne, etc. ... [[donec]] ad reiciendos judices venimus, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 6 fin.: eo [[usque]] me vivere vultis, [[donec]] [[haud]] ambiguum regem mea morte faciam, Liv. 40, 8 fin.: (humum) in [[tantum]] deprimere, [[donec]] altitudinis mensuram datam ceperit, Col. 3, 13, 9.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(b)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With subj.: [[usque]] Sessuri, [[donec]] [[cantor]] "Vos plaudite" dicat, Hor. A. P. 155: ni istunc invitassitis Usque [[adeo]], [[donec]], [[qua]] domum abeat nesciat, Peristis [[ambo]], Plaut. Rud. 3, 5, 32: nec eo [[usque]] trahatur [[spiritus]] [[donec]] deficiat, Quint. 11, 3, 53.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ellipt. [[without]] a [[verb]] [[usque]] illud visumst Pamphilo ne utiquam [[grave]], Donec jam in ipsis nuptiis, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 51; cf. [[above]], a.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>(g)</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> With negatives, [[donec]] [[often]] limits the [[time]] [[within]] [[which]] [[something]] is done or to be done, [[without]] implying [[that]] it is done or to be done [[after]] the [[limit]]; Engl., [[till]], [[before]], [[within]] a [[certain]] [[time]]: moveri vetuisse puerum, [[donec]] [[experrectus]] [[sit]], Liv. 1, 39, 2; Hor. C. 3, 5, 45: si respexis, [[donicum]] ego te jussero, te dedam, etc., Plaut. Aul. 1, 1, 19; id. Most. 1, 2, 35; Tac. A. 2, 82. Cf. Hand, Turs. II. 291-299.