AUT, aut
Sounds Like: OWT
Translations: or, but, on the other hand
From the root: AUT
Part of Speech: Conjunction
Explanation: AUT is a Latin conjunction used to introduce an alternative or a contrast. It can mean 'or', especially when presenting a choice between two distinct possibilities. When repeated as 'aut... aut...', it translates to 'either... or...'. It can also be used in a more adversative sense, similar to 'but' or 'on the other hand', to introduce a contrasting idea.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
No other words from the same root, AUT, appear in our texts.
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