QUICUMQUE, quicumque
Sounds Like: kwee-KOOM-kweh
Translations: whoever, whosoever, whatever, whatsoever, anyone who, anything that
From the root: QUICUMQUE
Part of Speech: Pronoun
Explanation: This is a compound indefinite relative pronoun, formed from 'quis' (who/what) and the suffix '-cumque' (ever/soever). It introduces a clause and refers to an unspecified person or thing, functioning similarly to 'whoever' or 'whatever' in English. It can be used to refer to people or things without distinction, emphasizing the generality of the statement.
Inflection: Declines like 'quis' for gender, number, and case. It can be Masculine, Feminine, or Neuter, and Singular or Plural, across all cases (Nominative, Genitive, Dative, Accusative, Ablative).
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
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