quisquidem

Latin

Alternative forms

• quis quidem

Etymology

Univerbation of quis +‎ quidem.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷɪs.kʷɪ.dẽː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkʷis.kʷi.dem]

Pronoun

quisquidem

1. (masculine, feminine) who indeed, who at all
2. (neuter) what indeed, what at all

Declension

Relative/interrogative pronoun with an indeclinable portion.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	quisquidem quīquidem1	quaequidem quaquidem2 quisquidem3	quidquidem		quīquidem1	quaequidem	quaequidem quaquidem2
genitive	cuiusquidem1				quōrumquidem	quārumquidem	quōrumquidem
dative	cuiquidem1				quibusquidem quīsquidem1
accusative	quemquidem	quamquidem quemquidem3	quidquidem		quōsquidem	quāsquidem	quaequidem quaquidem2
ablative	quōquidem quīquidem	quāquidem quīquidem	quōquidem quīquidem		quibusquidem quīsquidem1
vocative	—				—

¹In Republican Latin or earlier, alternative spellings could be found for the following forms of quī/quis and its compounds: the masculine nominative singular or plural quī (old spelling quei), the genitive singular cuius (old spelling quoius), the dative singular cui (old spelling quoi or quoiei), the dative/ablative plural quīs (old spelling queis).
²When used as an indefinite word (pronoun or determiner), the feminine nominative singular and neuter nominative/accusative plural is often qua (with short ă), although quae can also be used. Indefinite quă generally is found only directly after sī, num, or nē and may be considered to be either enclitic to the preceding word or (in Priscian's view) forming a compound with it; accordingly, sīqua, numqua, and nēqua are sometimes written together (as also are the masculines sīquis, numquis, and nēquis). Compare aliquis, aliquă, aliquid. The form quă is never used for the feminine plural, nor for any form of the relative pronoun or of the interrogative pronoun or determiner.
³Feminine quis and quem are attested mainly in early Latin authors (Ennius, Pacuvius, and Plautus).

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “quisquidem”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC