so long
so long, so long as:
I. Lit.
1. tamdiū (vLONG , adv. 4, iii.). Also with correl., quamdiu, quoad, dum (v Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v tamdiu).
2. tantisper (with dum, quoad, absol.: v Smith's Lat. Dict., s. v. tantisper).
3. dum so long as literature shall talk Latin this spot will not be without its oak, d. Latine loquentur literae, quercus huic loco non deerit, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 1 so long as I shall live, *dum anima spirabo mea (Ainsw.). Also expr. by abl. absol. Cato declares that he will not triumph so long as he shall live, Cato affirmat se vivo illum non triumphaturum, Cic. Att. 4, 16 (c.), 12.
4. dōnĕc (only) so long as you shall be prosperous will you count many friends, d. eris felix multos numerabis amicos, Ov Tr. 1, 9, 5.
5. usque (with adeo, eo ... dum or donec so long ... until). v Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v donec, II., 2 usque, II., ii.
II. Fig. so long as = provided that: vSO (VII.)
I. Lit.
1. tamdiū (v
2. tantisper (with dum, quoad, absol.: v Smith's Lat. Dict., s. v. tantisper).
3. dum so long as literature shall talk Latin this spot will not be without its oak, d. Latine loquentur literae, quercus huic loco non deerit, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 1 so long as I shall live, *dum anima spirabo mea (Ainsw.). Also expr. by abl. absol. Cato declares that he will not triumph so long as he shall live, Cato affirmat se vivo illum non triumphaturum, Cic. Att. 4, 16 (c.), 12.
4. dōnĕc (only) so long as you shall be prosperous will you count many friends, d. eris felix multos numerabis amicos, Ov Tr. 1, 9, 5.
5. usque (with adeo, eo ... dum or donec so long ... until). v Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v donec, II., 2 usque, II., ii.
II. Fig. so long as = provided that: v