No. 782 in Latvian

nedz

"Neither" or "nor."

In a sentence

Viņam nav draugu, nedz arī tuvākā ģimene.
He has neither friends nor close family.
The word 'nedz' is used as 'neither' in a correlative negative conjunction, paired with 'arī' to connect two negative alternatives.
Nedz viņš, nedz viņa neatbildēja uz jautājumu.
Neither he nor she answered the question.
Here, 'nedz' is used twice to introduce two subjects that are equally negated in the sentence.
Es negribu ēst ne ābolu, nedz persiku.
I do not want to eat either an apple or a peach.
'Nedz' joins alternative options after a negation; it emphasizes the second option, forming a negated list.

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