nequiquam

Latin

Alternative forms

necquicquam
nēquicquam
nēquidquam

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /neːˈkʷiː.kʷam/, [neːˈkᶣiː.kʷã]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈkwi.kwam/, [neˈkwiː.kwam]

Adverb

nēquīquam (not comparable)

In vain, to no purpose, fruitlessly; without ground or reason.

References

nequiquam in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
nequiquam in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
nequiquam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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