nedum

Latin

Etymology

ne- +‎ dum

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.dum/, [ˈneːd̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.dum/, [ˈnɛːd̪um]

Conjunction

nēdum

1. by no means, much less, not to speak of
2. not to say, much more
3. let alone

   aegre inermem tantam multitudinem, nedum armatam, sustineri posse

   we could hardly resist an unarmed crowd, let alone an armed one

References

• “nedum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nedum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nedum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.