necne
ἀνὴρ ἀχάριστος μὴ νομιζέσθω φίλος → an ungrateful man should not be considered a friend
Latin > English
necne CONJ :: or not
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
necnĕ: adv. neque-ne,
I or not, is used in the second half of a disjunctive interrogation, corresponding to -ne or utrum, and also without a corresp interrog, particle in the first half (usually in indirect interrogations, and without repeating the verb).
I In indirect interrogations.
A Without a verb: quaero, potueritne Roscius ex societate partem suam petere necne, Cic. Rosc. Com. 17, 52: jam dudum ego erro, qui quaeram, utrum emeris necne, id. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 35: utrum proelium committi ex usu esset necne, Caes. B. G. 1, 50: nunc habeam necne, incertum est, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 43: posset agi lege necne pauci quondam sciebant, Cic. Mur. 11, 25: accipiat enim actionem necne ad eventum pertinet, Quint. 3, 6, 73; cf. id. 1, 4, 21; and Spald. on 7, 3, 30: idcirco quidam, comoedia necne poëma Esset, quaesivere, Hor. S. 1, 4, 45.—
B With a verb: Aristo dubitat omnino, deus animans necne sit, Cic. N. D. 1, 14, 37: hoc doce doleam necne doleam nihil interesse, id. Tusc. 2, 12, 29: fiat necne fiat, id quaeritur, id. Div. 1, 39, 86: quaeritur sintne di necne sint, id. N. D. 1, 22, 61: di utrum sint necne sint, quaeritur, id. ib. 3, 7, 17.—
II In a direct interrogation (rare): sunt haec tua verba necne? Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
necnĕ,¹⁰ ou non [2e terme d’une interrog. ; v. ne ] : lege necne Cic. Mur. 25, légalement ou non ; utrum sint necne sint Cic. Nat. 3, 17, [se demander] s’ils sont ou ne sont pas ; sunt hæc tua verba, necne ? Cic. Tusc. 3, 41, sont-ce là tes paroles, ou non ?
Latin > German (Georges)
nec-ne, Adv., oder nicht, im zweiten Teile einer Doppelfrage, I) gew. in der indirekten, korrespondierend mit utrum, zB. utrum ex usu esset necne, Caes. – korresp. mit ne, zB. sintne di necne, Cic. – ohne entsprechendes Fragewort, dubitat, deus animus necne sit, Cic. – nach quid, zB. quid possit effici necne etc., Cic. – II) selten in der direkten, sunt haec tua verba necne? Cic. Tusc. 3, 41: u. so Lucr. 3, 711. Cic. Flacc. 59.
