nequeo

Latin

Etymology

From neque +‎ eō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈne.kʷe.oː/, [ˈnɛkʷeoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.kwe.o/, [ˈnɛːkweo]

Verb

nequeō (present infinitive nequīre, perfect active nequiī or nequīvī, supine nequitum); irregular conjugation, irregular

1. to be unable, cannot

   Antonyms: polleo, possum, queō, valeō, vigeō, praevaleō

Conjugation

• The passive voice exists and is used with a passive infinitive.

Conjugation of nequeō (irregular)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nequeō	nequīs	nequit	nequīmus	nequītis	nequeunt
	imperfect	nequībam	nequībās	nequībat	nequībāmus	nequībātis	nequībant
	future	nequībō	nequībis	nequībit	nequībimus	nequībitis	nequībunt
	perfect	nequiī, nequīvī	nequīstī, nequīvistī	nequiit, nequīvit	nequiimus	nequīstis	nequiērunt, nequiēre
	pluperfect	nequieram	nequierās	nequierat	nequierāmus	nequierātis	nequierant
	future perfect	nequierō	nequieris	nequierit	nequierimus	nequieritis	nequierint
passive	present	nequeor	nequīris, nequīre	nequītur	nequīmur	nequīminī	nequeuntur
	imperfect	nequībar	nequībāris, nequībāre	nequībātur	nequībāmur	nequībāminī	nequībantur
	future	nequībor	nequīberis, nequībere	nequībitur	nequībimur	nequībiminī	nequībuntur
	perfect	nequitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	nequitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	nequitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	nequeam	nequeās	nequeat	nequeāmus	nequeātis	nequeant
	imperfect	nequīrem	nequīrēs	nequīret	nequīrēmus	nequīrētis	nequīrent
	perfect	nequierim	nequierīs	nequierit	nequierīmus	nequierītis	nequierint
	pluperfect	nequīssem	nequīssēs	nequīsset	nequīssēmus	nequīssētis	nequīssent
passive	present	nequear	nequeāris, nequeāre	nequeātur	nequeāmur	nequeāminī	nequeantur
	imperfect	nequīrer	nequīrēris, nequīrēre	nequīrētur	nequīrēmur	nequīrēminī	nequīrentur
	perfect	nequitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	nequitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	nequī	—	—	nequīte	—
	future	—	nequītō	nequītō	—	nequītōte	nequeuntō
passive	present	—	nequīre	—	—	nequīminī	—
	future	—	nequītor	nequītor	—	—	nequeuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		nequīre	nequīsse	nequitūrum esse	nequīrī	nequitum esse	nequitum īrī
participles		nequiēns	—	nequitūrus	—	nequitus	nequeundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		nequeundī	nequeundō	nequeundum	nequeundō	nequitum	nequitū

Derived terms

• queō

Related terms

• nec

References

• “nequeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nequeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• nequeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• nequeo in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016