doquiera

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Spanish do (where) +‎ quiera (it may want) with do being a contraction of de (of) +‎ o (in where), from ubi (where?). o has been displaced by donde (from Latin (from) + unde (whence)) in Modern Spanish (hence dondequiera).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /doˈkjeɾa/ [d̪oˈkje.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: do‧quie‧ra

Adverb

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doquiera (dated)

  1. everywhere
    Synonym: dondequiera
    Doquiera vas, traes desastres.
    Everywhere you go, you bring disasters.
    • 1923, Helen Loudora Pohle, The Subjunctive in Ruiz's "Libro de Buen Amor", section 27:
      Fablad doquiera vos vayáis.
      Speak everywhere ye go.
  2. wherever (when used with que)
    Synonym: dondequiera que
    Doquiera que vos vayáis, yo estaré convusco.
    Wherever ye go, I shall be with you.
    • 1923, Helen Loudora Pohle, The Subjunctive in Ruiz's "Libro de Buen Amor", section 27:
      Toda la maldat del mundo es doquiera que tu seas.
      All the evil in the world is wherever you are.

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