Meaning of jeb | Babel Free

Definitions

1. or, also known as, to wit
2. or (uniting two clauses introduced by the conjunction vai, either questions or subordinate clauses)

Equivalents

Examples

“telefons jeb tālrunis”

telephone, or far-speaker (two Latvian synonyms)

“glaukoma jeb zaļais ūdens, kā tas tautā iesaukts”

glaucoma, or green water, as it is popularly called

“fonētika jeb valodniecības nozare, kas pētī valodas skaņas”

phonetics, or the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of language

“vai nu tūlīt nāksi, jeb vai ilgi man būs jāgaida?”

are you coming in now, or will I have to wait longer?

“Andrs pagāja tālāk palūkot, vai Lakstiņš kambara durvis aizslēdz jeb vai tās visu laiku stāv vaļā”

Andrs went to check whether Lakstiņš had locked the chamber door, or whether it had been open the whole time

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