quid

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kwɪd/
• Rhymes: -ɪd

Etymology 1

From Latin quid (“what, something”), neuter singular of quis (“who”).

Noun

quid (plural quids)

1. The inherent nature of something.
2. (US, historical) A section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811 (from tertium quid).

Etymology 2

Origin unknown.

Noun

quid (plural quid or rarely quids)

1. (historical) A sovereign or guinea.
2. (UK, colloquial) Pound sterling.

   Five quid for a sandwich? You're having a laugh!

3. (Australian, colloquial) pound (before the 1966 currency change)
4. (Ireland, colloquial) pound, punt, euro

Synonyms

• (pound sterling):
  • pound, pound sterling
  • (slang): nicker, sov

Derived terms

• quids in

Etymology 3

Variant of cud.

Noun

quid (plural quids)

1. A piece of chewing tobacco.
2. (US, colloquial) the act of chewing such tabacco

Verb

quid (third-person singular simple present quids, present participle quidding, simple past and past participle quidded)

1. To chew tobacco
2. (of a horse) To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing

See also

bob buck dime nickel

quarter Quidditch trey zac

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French

Etymology

From Latin quid.

Pronoun

quid

1. what about

   Quid de la transparence du programme ?

Synonyms

• Qu'en est-il de...
• Qu'est-il advenu de...

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Italian

Noun

quid m. inv.

1. A certain something (that is somehow undefinable)

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /kʷid/

• Audio (Classical)

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Conjunction

quid n.

1. why
   • Gesta Danorum (“deeds of the Danes”) by Saxo Grammaticus (in Latin caput 8, liber 1, translation in English chapter 8, book 1)

     Quid gladio pugnas incurvo?

     Why do you fight with a bent sword?

2. what

Derived terms

• quid tibi nomen est?
• quid nomen tibi est?
• quid ni?/quidni? (why not?)
• quid ita? (why so?)
• quid si? (how if?)

  Quid si illud addimus.

• quid tum? (what then? how then?)
• quid ergo (ironically)
• quid agis?
• quid ais?

Pronoun

quid n. (interrogative pronoun)

1. Neuter of quis.

   Quid dico?

   What do I say?

Descendants

Aromanian: tsi Catalan: què French: que, quoi Friulian: ce Italian: che Occitan: qué

Portuguese: que Romanian: ce Romansch: tge Sicilian: chi Spanish: que

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Spanish

Noun

quid m.

1. gist; point; crux