neque

Latin

Alternative forms

• nec

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nekʷe (“and not, neither, nor”), from *ne (“not”) + *-kʷe (“and”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *nekʷe, whence Irish nach; Proto-Germanic *nehw, whence Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌷 (nih). Equivalent to Old Latin ne (“not”) + -que (“and”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.kʷe/, [ˈnɛkʷɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.kwe/, [ˈnɛːkwe]

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Adverb

neque (not comparable)

1. not

Usage notes

• In Old Latin it many times stood for nōn frequently in its form nec. Classical use confined it to certain formulae, as nec opināns, nec procul abesse, nec mancipī and others.

Conjunction

neque

1. and not, also not

   neque ... neque

   neither ... nor

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 Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• 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)