numqui

Latin

Etymology

Univerbation of num +‎ quī (adverb). Compare numquis and numquid.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈnʊŋ.kʷiː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈnum.kʷi]

Adverb

numquī (not comparable)

(in a direct or indirect question; usually expecting a negation) any, in any way
- c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 160:
  numquī minus ea gratia tamen omnium opera utor?
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- c. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 736:
  numquī minus hasce esse oportet liberas?
  2012 translation by Wolfgang de Melo
  Should they be any less free?
- c. 211 BCE, Plautus, Rudens 1020:
  Numquī minus,
  si veniat nunc dominus cuiust, ego qui inspectavi procul
  te hunc habere, fur sum quam tu?
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- 160 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Adelphoe 800:
  quor emis amicam, Micio? numquī minus
  mihi idem ius aequomst esse? quid mecumst tibi?
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