QUANDAM, quandam
Sounds Like: KWAN-dam
Translations: a certain, some
From the root: QUIDAM
Part of Speech: Adjective, Pronoun
Explanation: This word is an inflected form of the Latin indefinite pronoun/adjective 'quīdam', meaning 'a certain' or 'some'. It is used to refer to an unspecified person or thing, indicating that it is known but not named. 'Quandam' specifically refers to a feminine singular noun in the accusative case, often used as the direct object of a verb or after certain prepositions like 'ad' (to/towards).
Inflection: Accusative, Singular, Feminine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
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