cuiusvis

See also: cujusvis

Latin

Alternative forms

• cujusvīs

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kʊjˈjʊs.wiːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [kuˈjuz.vis]

Etymology 1

Use as an indefinite determiner of the common genitive singular forms of quīvīs.

Determiner

cuiusvīs (feminine cuiavīs, neuter cuiumvīs); first/second-declension determiner with an indeclinable portion

1. to whomever pertaining, whosesoever, of anyone soever

   cūjavīs ōrātiō īnsimulārī potest

   The discourse of anyone whatsoever may be assailed/falsely accused/misalleged.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective with an indeclinable portion.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	cuiusvīs	cuiavīs	cuiumvīs		cuiīvīs	cuiaevīs	cuiavīs
genitive	cuiīvīs	cuiaevīs	cuiīvīs		cuiōrumvīs	cuiārumvīs	cuiōrumvīs
dative	cuiōvīs	cuiaevīs	cuiōvīs		cuiīsvīs
accusative	cuiumvīs	cuiamvīs	cuiumvīs		cuiōsvīs	cuiāsvīs	cuiavīs
ablative	cuiōvīs	cuiāvīs	cuiōvīs		cuiīsvīs
vocative	cuievīs	cuiavīs	cuiumvīs		cuiīvīs	cuiaevīs	cuiavīs

Etymology 2

Declined forms of quīvīs.

Pronoun

cuiusvīs

1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular of quīvīs

Determiner

cuiusvīs

1. genitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular of quīvīs

References

• “cūjusvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cūjusvis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “448/3”
• “cūiusuīs” on page 465/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)