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nequam.

worthless, good-for-nothing

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈneː.kʷãː]Classical-Latin[ˈnɛː.kʷam]

  1. worthless, good-for-nothing

    indeclinable

  2. wretched, vile

    indeclinable
Where this word comes from

According to De Vaan, from nē (“not”) + quam (“how”). Traditionally derived from, and perhaps historically influenced by nē (“not”) + aequam (“equal”, f. acc. sing. aequus). Cognate with Russian ничто́жный (ničtóžnyj, “trifling, insignificant, contemptible, worthless, paltry, despicable, mean”), Russian никчёмный (nikčómnyj, “worthless, useless, good for nothing”), Russian никуды́шный (nikudýšnyj, “bad, useless, in no respect good”), all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *né (“not”) + Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-, with close meanings.

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