oudé

Etymology

From οὐ (ou, “not”) + δέ (dé, “but”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /uː.dé/ → /uˈðe/ → /uˈðe/

Conjunction

οὐδέ • (oudé)

1. (mostly answering to μέν (mén)) but not [ quotations ▼]
2. (more often) and not, nor
   1. (without a negative preceding) [ quotations ▼]
   2. (with a simple negative preceding) [ quotations ▼]

Adverb

οὐδέ • (oudé)

1. not even, not at all [ quotations ▼]

Usage notes

When οὐδέ (oudé) is repeated at the beginning of two clauses, the first is often adverbial and the second is a conjunction. It may also follow οὔτε (oúte), as an anacoluthon.