"-unque" meaning in Italian

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Suffix

IPA: /ˈun.kwe/
Rhymes: -unkwe Etymology: From Old Italian unque (“never, ever”), from the older unqua, from Latin umquam (“ever, at any time”). Its use as an indefinite suffix may have been influenced by Latin -cumque, which has a similar origin. Compare English -ever. Etymology templates: {{der|it|roa-oit|unque||never, ever}} Old Italian unque (“never, ever”), {{m|roa-oit|unqua}} unqua, {{der|it|la|umquam||ever, at any time}} Latin umquam (“ever, at any time”), {{m|la|-cumque}} -cumque, {{m|en|-ever}} -ever Head templates: {{head|it|suffix}} -unque
  1. used to derive indefinite adjectives, adverbs and pronouns Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--unque-it-suffix-CenFu13r

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