quare
English
Etymology
Variant of queer.
Adjective
quare (comparative quarer, superlative quarest)
- (dated, Ireland) queer, strange (suggesting an Irish accent)
- I was after finishing my dinner when there was quare knock on the door.
- (Ireland) (used to suggest emphasis such as "a lot of" or "very" (suggesting an Irish accent).)
- He'd brought a quare amount of money with him.
Latin
Alternative forms
- quā rē
Etymology
quā (“by what”) + rē (“about, anent, with reference to”), ablative of rēs (“thing, matter, topic”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷaː.reː/, [ˈkʷäːreː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwa.re/, [ˈkwäːre]
Adverb
quārē (not comparable)
- (interrogative) by what means, how
- (relative) by which means, by means of which, whereby
- (interrogative) from what cause, on what account, why, wherefore
- Odi et amo, quare id faciam, fortasse requiris; nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.[1]
- I hate and I love. Why I do this perhaps you ask. I do not know, but I sense that it happens and I am tormented.
- (relative) therefore, and so, hence, for this reason, for which reason
- Inveniuntur enim praeter amnem mirae villae et horti, qui a regibus Franciae in XVI° saeculo structi sunt: quare Liger hodie saepe regale flumen vocatur.[2]
- However, besides rivers/streams are found marvelous estates and gardens, which were constructed by kings of France during the 16th century: which is why the Loire today is often called a royal river.
- Quare quassato corpore neque frigora neque aestus facile tolerabat.[3]
- Hence, because of his delicate health, he could easily tolerate neither cold nor hot conditions.
Synonyms
- (by what means, how): quōmodo
- (why, wherefore): cūr
Descendants
- Aragonese: car
- Catalan: car
- Esperanto: ĉar
- Occitan: car
- Franco-Provençal: car
- Old French: quer
- French: car
- Portuguese: cá (archaic)
- Spanish: car (archaic)
References
- “quare”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quare in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Catullus 85
- Liger
- Suetonius, De vita Caesarum divi Augusti.81