unque

See also: -unque

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.kwe/
• Rhymes: -unkwe
• Hyphenation: ùn‧que

Adverb

unque (obsolete)

1. Alternative form of unqua
   • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto III”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎^[1], lines 103–105; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     E un di loro incominciò: "Chiunque
     tu se’, così andando, volgi ’l viso:
     pon mente se di là mi vedesti unque".

     And one of them began: "Whoever you are, going like that, turn your eyes: think about if you ever saw me on the other side."

Related terms

• -unque