si

Meaning

1. if, supposing that
2. whether (when a verb of seeing or trying is the main verb in the apodosis; or when sī is used twice correlatively)

Concepts

if

provided that

even if

even though

whether

Synonyms

etsi

tametsi

ut

sī

Translations

si

wenn

se

εάν

si

eğer

falls

als

indien

si

se

αν

άμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsiː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *sei (“so, thus”) used in parataxis, likely via the meaning "in this" as the locative singular of Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”); this older meaning is preserved in Latin sīc as well as in the oath sī dīs placet, cf. English so help me God. Related to Old English sē (“he, that”).