QUI, qui
Sounds Like: Kwee
Translations: who, which, what, a who, a which, a what
From the root: QUI
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Adjective
Explanation: QUI is a versatile Latin word that can function as a relative pronoun, an interrogative pronoun, or an interrogative adjective. As a relative pronoun, it introduces a relative clause and refers back to an antecedent, meaning 'who' or 'which'. As an interrogative pronoun, it asks a question, meaning 'who' or 'what'. As an interrogative adjective, it modifies a noun, meaning 'what' or 'which'. It is a highly inflected word, changing form based on gender, number, and case.
Inflection: Masculine, Singular, Nominative; or Neuter, Plural, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 5:57, 6:67, 6:68, 6:71, 6:73, 7:79, 7:85, 7:86, 8:89, 8:97, 8:102, 9:111, 10:112
- Book Two — 5:57, 6:67, 6:68, 6:71, 6:73, 7:79, 7:85, 7:86, 8:89, 8:97, 8:102, 9:111, 10:112
Polycarp of Smyrna
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, QUI.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- CUI — (to) whom, (for) whom, whose, (to) which, (for) which, of which
- CUIUS — (of) whom, (of) which, (of) what, whose
- QUAE — who, which, what, that
- QUEM — whom, which, that
- QUIBUS — (to) whom, (for) whom, (to) which, (for) which, (by) whom, (with) whom, (from) whom, (by) which, (with) which, (from) which
- QUOS — whom, which, those whom, those which
- QUOSCUMQUE — whomsoever, whatever (plural), whatsoever (plural)
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