"μηδέ" meaning in All languages combined

See μηδέ on Wiktionary

Adverb [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mɛː.dé/, /miˈðe/, /miˈðe/, /mɛː.dé/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝ˈde/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /miˈðe/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /miˈðe/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /miˈðe/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mēdé [romanization], μηδ’ [alternative, apocopic]
Etymology: From μή (mḗ, “not”) + δέ (dé, “and, but”). Compare οὐδέ (oudé, “but not, and not”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μή|δέ|t1=not|t2=and, but}} μή (mḗ, “not”) + δέ (dé, “and, but”) Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb}} μηδέ • (mēdé)
  1. (joined with a single word or phrase) not even
    Sense id: en-μηδέ-grc-adv-eO60OyHv Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 23 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33

Conjunction [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /mɛː.dé/, /miˈðe/, /miˈðe/, /mɛː.dé/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /me̝ˈde/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /miˈðe/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /miˈðe/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /miˈðe/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: mēdé [romanization], μηδ’ [alternative, apocopic]
Etymology: From μή (mḗ, “not”) + δέ (dé, “and, but”). Compare οὐδέ (oudé, “but not, and not”). Etymology templates: {{af|grc|μή|δέ|t1=not|t2=and, but}} μή (mḗ, “not”) + δέ (dé, “and, but”) Head templates: {{head|grc|conjunction|cat2=|head=μηδέ|head2=}} μηδέ • (mēdé), {{grc-conjunction}} μηδέ • (mēdé)
  1. (connecting two clauses, used with the same constructions as μή (mḗ)) but not, and not, nor
    Sense id: en-μηδέ-grc-conj-7-BTBt4H Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 23 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
  2. (connecting two clauses, used with the same constructions as μή (mḗ)) but not, and not, nor
    (doubled, μηδέ...μηδέ, opposing the two clauses of a sentence)
    Sense id: en-μηδέ-grc-conj-7-BTBt4H1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 23 39 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 34 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: μηδέτερος (mēdéteros)

Alternative forms

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