condicio sine qua non

Italian

Alternative forms

• conditio sine qua non (Medieval Latin spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Latin condiciō sine quā nōn (“condition without which not”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈdi.tʃo ˌsi.ne kwa ˈnon/

Noun

condicio sine qua non f (uncountable)

1. sine qua non