-unque

== Italian == === Etymology === From Old Italian unque (“never, ever”), from the older unqua, from Latin umquam (“ever, at any time”). Its use as an indefinite suffix may have been influenced by Latin -cumque, which has a similar origin. Compare English -ever. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈun.kwe/ Rhymes: -unkwe Hyphenation: -ùn‧que === Suffix === -unque used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and pronouns chi (“who”) → chiunque (“whoever”) dove (“where”) → dovunque (“everywhere”, “anywhere”) ==== Usage notes ==== Terms formed with this suffix are invariably stressed on the penultimate syllable. ==== Derived terms ====