satisne

satisne

Latin

Alternative forms

• satin (a contracted form)
• satine (a contracted form)

Etymology

satis (“enough”) +‎ -ne

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tis.ne/, [ˈsa.tɪs.nɛ]

Adverb

satisne

1. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see satis,‎ -ne. introducing questions

   Roget satisne tempori opera sient confecta.

   Let him ask whether the works were done timely enough.

   • 2008, T. P. Wiseman, Remembering the Roman People : Essays on Late-Republican, pages 107-108

     By April Cicero was back in the city, and wondering whether to accept Varro's invitation to Cumae:
     etsi uide, quaeso, satisne rectum sit nos hoc tanto incendio ciuitatis in istis locis esse; ...
     But pray ask yourself whether it is quite proper for us to be down there at such a time of national convulsion.