nuncubi

Latin

Etymology

From num (“whether”) +‎ cubī, early form of ubi (“where”). Compare alicubi, sīcubi.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnun.ku.bi/, [ˈnʊŋkʊbɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈnun.ku.bi/, [ˈnuŋkubi]

Adverb

nuncubi (not comparable)

1. (rare) whether ... anywhere; there is not ... anywhere, is there?

References

• “nuncubi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nuncubi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nuncubi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.