Meaning of uter | Babel Free
[ˈʊ.tɛr]Definitions
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which, who (of two)? declension-1, declension-2, interrogative, pronoun
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whichever, whoever (of two) declension-1, declension-2, pronoun, relative
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either (of two), one or the other declension-1, declension-2, indefinite, pronoun
Examples
“Em istoc pol tu otiosu's,”
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“Pompeium Carteia receptum scribis; iam igitur contra hunc exercitum. Utra ergo castra? Media enim tollit Antonius.”
1999 translation by D. R. Shackleton Bailey You say that Pompey has been admitted into Carteia. So he’ll presently be bringing an army against Antony. Which camp then? For Antony is putting middle courses out of the question.
“Iam hic erit: nunc experiemur, nostrum uter sit blandior.”
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“Sic fortuna in contentione et certamine utrumque versavit, ut alter alteri inimicus auxilio salutique esset, neque diiudicari posset, uter utri virtute anteferendus videretur.”
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“Tum Romanus sinu ex toga facto, "hic" inquit, "uobis bellum et pacem portamus; utrum placet sumite." Sub hanc uocem haud minus ferociter, daret utrum uellet, succlamatum est; […]”
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CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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