donec

Latin

Etymology

From Old Latin dōnique, dōnicum, from Proto-Indo-European *de (see there for more).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdoː.nek/, [ˈdoː.nɛk]

Conjunction

dōnec

  1. while, as long as, until, denotes the relation of two actions at the same time
    Donec, infecta pace, armis desilirent.
    While, with peace broken off, they came to strive with arms.
    et non cognoscebat eam, donec peperit filium, et vocavit nomen eius Iesum.
    And he did not have relations with her until she had given birth to a son, and he named him Jesus.

References
  • donec in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • donec in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • donec in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • donec in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • donec in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  • Palmer, L.R. (1906) The Latin Language, London, Faber and Faber, p. 282
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