nequam
Latin
Etymology
According to De Vaan, from nē- (“not”) + quam (“what, whom”, f. acc. sing. quī). It may derive more directly from the adverb quam (“how”), from the same source. Traditionally derived from, and perhaps historically influenced by nē- (“not”) + aequam (“equal”, f. acc. sing aequus).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈneː.kʷam/, [ˈneː.kʷã]
Derived terms
- nēquitia/ nēquitiēs
References
- nequam in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nequam in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nequam in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- a good, useful slave: frugi (opp. nequam) servus
- a good, useful slave: frugi (opp. nequam) servus
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