neque

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Adverb

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neque (not comparable)

  1. not

Usage notes

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  • In Old Latin, the nec form often appeared where one might expect nōn. Classical use confined it to certain formulae, as nec opināns, nec procul abesse, nec mancipī and others.

Conjunction

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neque

  1. and not, also not
    neque ... neque (or neque ... et)
    neither ... nor

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Aromanian: nitsi
  • Romanian: nici

References

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  • 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)