"nunca" meaning in Spanish

See nunca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈnunka/, [ˈnũŋ.ka]
Rhymes: -unka Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Old Latin ne Latin ne- Latin umquam Latin numquam Old Spanish nunqua Spanish nunca Inherited from Old Spanish nunqua, from Latin numquam, from ne- + umquam. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:inh|osp:nunqua<ety:inh<la:numquam>>|text=4|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Old Latin ne Latin ne- Latin umquam Latin numquam Old Spanish nunqua Spanish nunca [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ne-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "umquam", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "numquam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Spanish", "term" : "nunqua", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "osp" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "nunca", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="nunca"> Inherited from Old Spanish nunqua, from Latin numquam, from ne- + umquam., {{ety|es|:inh|osp:nunqua<ety:inh<la:numquam>>|text=4|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Old Latin ne Latin ne- Latin umquam Latin numquam Old Spanish nunqua Spanish nunca Inherited from Old Spanish nunqua, from Latin numquam, from ne- + umquam. Head templates: {{es-adv}} nunca
  1. never Synonyms: jamás, en su vida
    Sense id: en-nunca-es-adv-ZJfks9e-
  2. ever
    Sense id: en-nunca-es-adv-YyEmVfLi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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