LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
pronoun

nēquis1

nēquis
Classical[ˈneː.kʷɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.kʷis]

Meaning

  1. lest anyone/someone; so that no one
    Si mihi non animo fixum immotumque sederet, necui me vinclo vellem sociare iugali, postquam primus amor deceptam morte fefellit si non pertaesum thalami taedaeque fuisset,29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.16 (alternatively written as "ne cui" in some editions)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenēquis
nēquī, nēquei
nēqua
nēquae
nēquid
dativenēcui
nēquoi, quoei, nēquoiī, quoiei
nēcui
nēquoi, quoei, nēquoiī, quoiei
nēcui
nēquoi, quoei, nēquoiī, quoiei
accusativenēquemnēquamnēquid
ablativenēquō
nēquī
nēquā
nēquī
nēquō
nēquī
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenēquī
nēquei, nēquēs
nēquae
nēquēs
nēqua
nēquae
dativenēquibus
nēquīs, nēqueis
nēquibus
nēquīs, nēqueis
nēquibus
nēquīs, nēqueis
accusativenēquōs
nēquēs
nēquās
nēquēs
nēqua
nēquae
ablativenēquibus
nēquīs, nēqueis
nēquibus
nēquīs, nēqueis
nēquibus
nēquīs, nēqueis

nēquis for nē quis, v. 2. quis.

Origins

From nē + quis.

determiner
nēquis2
nēquis
Classical[ˈneː.kʷɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɛː.kʷis]

Meaning

  1. lest some/any; so that no
    Altitudinis modus sit, ut subulcus facile circumspicere possit nequi porcellus a matre opprimatur, et ut facile purigare possit cubile.116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 2.4.14.6 (alternatively written as "ne qui" in some editions)
    Diligentiores tegeticulis subiectis oves tondere solent, nequi flocci intereant.116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Rerum rusticarum 2.11.8.5 (alternatively written as "ne qui" in some editions)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenēquī
nēquei, nēquis
nēqua
nēquae
nēquod
dativenēcui
nēquoi, quoei, nēquoiī, quoiei
nēcui
nēquoi, quoei, nēquoiī, quoiei
nēcui
nēquoi, quoei, nēquoiī, quoiei
accusativenēquemnēquamnēquod
ablativenēquō
nēquī
nēquā
nēquī
nēquō
nēquī
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativenēquī
nēquei
nēquaenēqua
nēquae
accusativenēquōsnēquāsnēqua
nēquae

Origins

From nē + quis.

Quick answers

What does nēquis mean in Latin?
nēquis, a pronoun, means “lest anyone/someone; so that no one”.
How do you pronounce nēquis?
In classical Latin, [ˈneː.kʷɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈnɛː.kʷis].