qui

See also qûi, and quí

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin qui.

Pronoun

qui

1. (interrogative) who, whom
2. whoever

Related terms

• què
• que
• quin

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French

Etymology

From Latin qui.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ki/

Pronoun

qui

1. (interrogative) who, whom
2. (relative) which, that

   La personne qui parle connait bien son sujet. — The person who speaks knows his/her subject well.

   Cette voiture bleue qui passe me plait beaucoup. — This blue car which is passing I like a lot.

   J’aime les chiens qui sont calmes. — I like dogs that are quiet.

   Un homme à qui j’ai parlé. — A man to whom I spoke/have spoken.

   Si lugubre que fût l’appartement, c’était un paradis pour qui revenait du lycée. — If the apartment were gloomy, it was a paradise for whomever came from the school.

   Rira bien qui rira le dernier. — Who laughs last laughs well.

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Ido

Pronoun

qui

1. who (plural) (subject)

Usage notes

• To ask for an object, use quin instead.

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Interlingua

Pronoun

qui

1. (interrogative) who
2. (relative) who; whom

   Le secunde interesse de Jamblicho tende al theurgia. In iste materia ille se separa de Plotino, secundo qui tal attitude esserea irrational.^[1]

   The second interest of Iamblichus tends towards theurgy. In this subject he becomes separate [distinct] from Plotinus, according to whom such attitude would be irrational.

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Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin eccu (< eccum) + Latin hīc.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kwi]

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Adverb

qui

1. here

Synonyms

• qua

See also

• ci

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷih₂, *kʷid.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkᶣiː/

Adjective

quī m (feminine quae, neuter quod)

1. (interrogative) who, what, that, which

Pronoun

quī m (feminine quae, neuter quod)

1. (relative) who, what, that, which

Declension

Irregular.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	quī	quae	quod		quī	quae	quae
genitive	cuius	cuius	cuius		quōrum	quārum	quōrum
dative	cui	cui	cui		quibus	quibus	quibus
accusative	quem	quam	quod		quōs	quās	quae
ablative	quō	quā	quō		quibus	quibus	quibus

Derived terms

• ad quem
• quod erat demonstrandum

Related terms

• quis
• quam
• quod

Descendants

Aromanian: tsine Catalan: que, qui French: que, qui Galician: que, quen

Italian: che, chi, cui Portuguese: cujo, que, quem Romanian: cine Spanish: cuyo, que, quien

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Middle French

Pronoun

qui

1. who

Descendants

• French: qui

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Old French

Alternative forms

• ki
• cui

Pronoun

qui

1. who
   • Li boins roys Artus de Bretaigne,
   • La qui proeche nous ensengne (Christian of Troyes, Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion, cerca 1170)

Descendants

• French: qui

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Old Provençal

Pronoun

qui

1. Alternative form of cui.

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• quy

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese, from Sinitic 龜

Noun

qui

1. turtle

Synonyms

• rùa

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese, from Sinitic 歸

Verb

qui

1. to return