QUIS, quis
Sounds Like: KWIS
Translations: who, what, which, anyone, someone, a certain one
From the root: QUIS
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Adjective
Explanation: Quis is a versatile Latin word that functions as both an interrogative pronoun/adjective and an indefinite pronoun/adjective. As an interrogative, it asks 'who?' or 'what?' (e.g., 'Quis es?' - 'Who are you?'). As an indefinite, it means 'anyone,' 'someone,' or 'a certain one,' often used after si (if), nisi (unless), ne (lest), or num (whether). It can refer to both people and things, depending on context.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine or Feminine, Nominative; also used as an indefinite pronoun/adjective in various cases and genders.
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 11:2
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 31:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, QUIS.
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.
- QUIBUSDAM — to some, for some, by some, with some, from some, certain (ones)
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