nunc

nunc

Latin

Etymology

From num +‎ -ce, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nu (“now”), see also English now, Scots noo (“now”), Saterland Frisian nu (“now”), West Frisian no (“now”), Dutch nu, nou (“now”), German nu, nun (“now”), Swedish nu (“now”), Icelandic nú (“now”), Latin num (“even now, whether”), Albanian ni (“now”), Lithuanian nù (“now”), Avestan 𐬥𐬏‎ (nū, “now”), Sanskrit नु (nu, “now”), Greek νυν (nyn, “now”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /nunk/, [nʊŋk]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nunk/, [nuŋk]

Audio (Classical)

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Adverb

nunc (not comparable)

1. right now, at present, at this time, at this very moment [ synonym ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonym: iam

Usage notes

"Nunc" always means the literal present or "now"; the other use of "now" is usually translated "iam".