quidni

See also: quid ni

Latin

Alternative forms

• quid nī

Etymology

quid (“what”) +‎ nī (“unless, not”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷid.niː/, [ˈkʷɪnːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwid.ni/, [ˈkwid̪ni]

Adverb

quidnī? (not comparable)

1. why not?

   Quidnī, inquit, meminerim?

   Why mustn't I remember, says he?

Usage notes

• See quid nī.

References

• “quidni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “quidni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quidni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.