quidni
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See also: quid ni
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]quid (“what”) + nī (“unless, not”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʷid.niː/, [ˈkʷɪnːiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwid.ni/, [ˈkwid̪ni]
Adverb
[edit]quidnī? (not comparable)
- why not?
- Quidnī, inquit, meminerim?
- Why mustn't I remember, says he?
Usage notes
[edit]- See quid nī.
References
[edit]- “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.