neque

Latin

Alternative forms

• nec

Etymology

From nē (“not”) + -que (“and”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.kʷe/, [ˈnɛ.kᶣɛ]

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Conjunction

neque

1. and not, also not

neque ... neque

1. neither ... nor

Usage notes

Often used adverbially.

Derived terms

• nequeō

Descendants

• Aromanian: nitsi
• Romanian: nici

References

• neque in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• neque in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “neque” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • I am losing my eyesight and getting deaf: neque auribus neque oculis satis consto
    
  • there is nothing strange in that: neque id mirum est or videri debet
    
  • and rightly too: neque immerito (iniuria)
    
  • and rightly too: neque id immerito (iniuria)