quamvis

Latin

Etymology

quam (“as much as”) +‎ vis (“you want”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷam.u̯iːs/, [ˈkʷämu̯iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwam.vis/, [ˈkwämvis]

Adverb

quamvīs (not comparable)

1. as much (as you like), however
   • c. 45 BCE, Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 2.13:

     Ut ager, quamvis fertilis, sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest, sic sine doctrina animus.

     Just as the field, however fertile, without cultivation cannot be fruitful, likewise the soul without education.

2. everso
3. although

References

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