"onques" meaning in All languages combined

See onques on Wiktionary

Adverb [French]

IPA: /ɔ̃k/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-onques.wav Forms: onc [alternative], oncques [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French onques, from Old French onques, from Latin umquam, unquam. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|onques|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French onques, {{inh+|fr|frm|onques}} Inherited from Middle French onques, {{inh|fr|fro|onques}} Old French onques, {{inh|fr|la|umquam}} Latin umquam Head templates: {{fr-adv}} onques
  1. (obsolete) one day Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-onques-fr-adv-OjCRPoLY
  2. (obsolete, used with "ne") never Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-onques-fr-adv-ZJfks9e- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 100

Adverb [Middle French]

Forms: oncques [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French onques. Etymology templates: {{inh|frm|fro|onques}} Old French onques Head templates: {{head|frm|adverb}} onques
  1. ever; at any point in time
    Sense id: en-onques-frm-adv-OlP6etoZ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 6 49 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 51 46 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (with ne) never (not at any point in time)
    Sense id: en-onques-frm-adv-z6A0OMOV Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 0 6 49 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 3 51 46 Disambiguation of Middle French entries with incorrect language header: 53 47

Adverb [Old French]

Forms: onkes [alternative], unkes [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin umquam, unquam. Etymology templates: {{inh|fro|la|umquam}} Latin umquam Head templates: {{head|fro|adverbs||head=}} onques, {{fro-adv}} onques
  1. never
    Sense id: en-onques-fro-adv-ZJfks9e- Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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