conditio sine qua non

See also: Conditio sine qua non

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin conditiō sine quā nōn (condition without which not).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kondìt.t͡sjo sìne kwȧ nón/

Noun

conditio sine qua non f (invariable)

  1. sine qua non