quovis
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷoː.u̯iːs/, [ˈkʷoːu̯iːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwo.vis/, [ˈkwɔːvis]
Etymology 1
Either from quīvīs or formed from quō (“whither”, adverb) + vīs (“thou wantest or wishest”, verb).
Adverb
quōvīs (not comparable)
- to anywhere whatsoever, anywhither, whithersoever
References
- “quōvīs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “quovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quōvīs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,308/3.
- “quōuīs” on page 1,570 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
Etymology 2
Declined forms of quīvīs.
Pronoun
quōvīs
Determiner
quōvīs
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