-ve

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Abbreviation 1.1.1 Antonyms 2 Hungarian 2.1 Suffix 2.2 See also 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Suffix 3.2.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Abbreviation

-ve

1. (mathematics) negative

[edit] Antonyms

• +ve

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Suffix

-ve

1. Forms adverbial participles from front vowel verbs. The back vowel version is -va. Its nearest English equivalent is the -ing form functioning as a participle (rather than a noun).

   Késve jött. - He arrived late.

[edit] See also

• határozói igenév

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

Perhaps from the same root as vel, volo- but compare the Sanskrit va.

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-ve

1. (always enclitic) or, leaving the choice free between two things or among several
   • Eunuchus by Publius Terentius Afer

     Quid tu es tristis? Quidve es alacris? Unde is?

     Why are you out of spirits or why in such a hurry? Whence come you?

   Telum tormentumve.

   Lubidines iracundiaeve.

   Desires or passion.

   Albus aterve fueris, ignorans.

   White or dark you must've been unaware.

   Si id facis facturave es.

   Ne quid plus minusve faxit.

   not what more or less he did (??)

   Ne quid plus minusve, quam sit necesse, dicat.

   Duabus tribusve horis.

   In two or three hours.

   Appius ad me ex itinere bis terve litteras miserat.

   Amici regis duo tresve perdivites sunt.

   Cum eam (quercum) tempestas vetustasve consumpserit.

   Alter ambove.

   Alter: aliquis unus pluresve.,

   Ne cui meae longinquitas aetatis obstet mortemve exspectet meam.

   Eho, Mysis, puer hic unde est? Quisve huc attulit?

   Si quando aut regi justo vim populus attulit regnove eum spoliavit, aut.

   Decretumque, ut consules sortirentur conpararentve inter se, uter..

   Quae civitates habent legibus sanctum, si quis quid de re publica a finitimis rumore ac famā acceperit, uti ad magistratum deferat, neve cum quo alio communicet. (or (sc. it is ordered by law) that he shall not, etc.)

2. especially in negative sentences, or questions implying a negative sentence is means the same as -que

   Nullum (membrum rei publicae) reperies perfecti, quod non fractum debilitatumve sit.

   Num leges nostras moresve novit?

3. (poetic) Repeated or with correlative part (Ve ... ve, either ... or)

   Corpora vertuntur: nec quod fuimusve sumusve, cras erimus.

   Nullaque laudetur plusve minusve mihi.

   Illa tamen se non habitu mutatve loco, peccatve superne.

4. (rare) Ve ... aut (either ... or)

   Regnave prima Remi aut animos Carthaginis altae.

[edit] See also

• -que
• -ne