LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
particle

-ne

-ne (interrogative enclitic)
Classical[nɛ]Ecclesiastical[ne]

Meaning

  1. encliticinterrogativeAdded to the end of a word (usually the first word in a phrase) in a polar question.
    Nihilne in mentem?Does nothing suggest itself to your mind?
    Ah, pergisne?Ah, at it again?
  2. encliticinterrogative… or … (introduces the first of multiple alternatives in a direct or indirect question, followed by an before the second or following alternative)
    Quid tu faceres? Men rogas? Requireres, rogitares quis esset aut unde esset, qua prosapia, civisne esset an peregrinus.What should you have done? You’re asking me? You should have inquired and asked who he was or where he was from, from what family, and whether he was a citizen or a foreigner.c. 206 BCE – 188 BCE, Plautus, Mercator 3.4.46–48
  3. encliticinterrogativerareAdded to the end of an interrogative pronoun or adverb in a non-polar question.
    qualine amico mea commendavi bona?What sort of friend did I entrust my possessions to?c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1095
    uterne / ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?c. 35 BCE, Horatius, Sermones 2.2.107

Origins

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”). See also nē (“not”).

Quick answers

What does -ne mean in Latin?
-ne, a particle, means “Added to the end of a word (usually the first word in a phrase) in a polar question.; … or … (introduces the first of multiple alternatives in a direct or indirect question, followed by an before the second or following ”.
How do you pronounce -ne?
In classical Latin, [nɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ne].