-ve

Meaning

Conj

1. or, leaving the choice free between two things or among several
2. and, with the same meaning as -que
3. (poetic, repeated) either...or

Suffix

vocative masculine singular of -vus

Synonyms

aut

Translations

o

Pronounced as (IPA)

[wɛ]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *-we. Compare Sanskrit वा (vā, “or”) and Ancient Greek ἤ (ḗ, “or”).