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Latin
Etymology
From num (“whether”) + cubī, early form of ubi (“where”). Compare alicubi, sīcubi.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nuncubi (not comparable)
- (rare) whether ... anywhere; there is not ... anywhere, is there?
References
- “nuncubi”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nuncubi”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nuncubi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.