This is the 782nd most frequent Latvian word.
nedz
"Neither" or "nor."
The word 'nedz' is used as 'neither' in a correlative negative conjunction, paired with 'arī' to connect two negative alternatives.
Viņam nav draugu, nedz arī tuvākā ģimene.
He has neither friends nor close family.
Here, 'nedz' is used twice to introduce two subjects that are equally negated in the sentence.
Nedz viņš, nedz viņa neatbildēja uz jautājumu.
Neither he nor she answered the question.
'Nedz' joins alternative options after a negation; it emphasizes the second option, forming a negated list.