quare

English

Adjective

quare (comparative quarer, superlative quarest)

1. (dated) queer, strange (suggesting an Irish accent)

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Latin

Etymology

quā (“by what”) +‎ rē (“about, anent, with reference to”), ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷaː.reː/, [ˈkʷäːreː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.re/, [ˈkwäːre]

Adverb

quārē (not comparable)

1. (interrogative) by what means, how
   1. (relative) by which means, whereby
2. (interrogative) from what cause, on what account, why, wherefore
   • Odi et amo, quare id faciam, fortasse requiris; nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.

     I hate and I love. Why I do this perhaps you ask. I do not know, but I sense that it happens and I am tormented.

   1. (relative) therefore, and so, hence, for this reason
      • Inveniuntur enim praeter amnem mirae villae et horti, qui a regibus Franciae in XVI° saeculo structi sunt: quare Liger hodie saepe regale flumen vocatur.

        However, besides rivers/streams are found marvelous estates and gardens, which were constructed by kings of France during the 16th century: which is why the Loire today is often called a royal river.

      • Quare quassato corpore neque frigora neque aestus facile tolerabat.

        Hence, because of his delicate health, he could easily tolerate neither cold nor hot conditions.

Synonyms

• (by what means, how): quōmodo
• (why, wherefore): cūr

Descendants

• Catalan: car
• Esperanto: ĉar
• Occitan : car
• Old French: quer
  • French: car
• Spanish: car

References

• “quare”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quare in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.