QUA, qua
Sounds Like: KWAH
Translations: where, by which way, in which way, insofar as, by which, with which, in which, from which
From the root: QUA
Part of Speech: Adverb, Pronoun, Adjective
Explanation: QUA is a versatile Latin word that can function as an adverb or as an inflected form of the relative pronoun/adjective QUI, QUAE, QUOD. As an adverb, it means 'where' or 'by which way,' indicating a place or manner. As a pronoun or adjective, it is the feminine singular ablative form, meaning 'by which,' 'with which,' 'in which,' or 'from which,' depending on the context and the preposition it might imply or accompany. It is used to introduce a relative clause, referring back to a feminine singular noun.
Inflection: Feminine, Singular, Ablative (as a pronoun/adjective); Does not inflect (as an adverb)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 10:3
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 1:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, QUA, appear in our texts.
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