neque

== Latin == === Alternative forms === nec (apocope) === Etymology === From Proto-Indo-European *nékʷe (“and not, neither, nor”), from *né (“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 Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ.kʷɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛː.kʷe] === Adverb === neque (not comparable) not ==== Usage notes ==== 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 === neque and not, also not ==== Derived terms ==== nequeō ==== Descendants ==== (Note: see the apocopated variant nec for further descendants.)