quovis

quovis

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷoː.wiːs/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwo.vis/, [ˈkwoː.vis]

Etymology 1

Either from quīvīs or formed from quō (“whither”, adverb) +‎ vīs (“thou wantest or wishest”, verb).

Adverb

quōvīs (not comparable)

1. to anywhere whatsoever, anywhither, whithersoever

References

• quōvīs in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• quovis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• quōvīs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 1,308/3
• “quōuīs” on page 1,570 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Declined forms of quīvīs.

Pronoun

quōvīs

1. ablative masculine singular of quīvīs
2. ablative neuter singular of quīvīs

Adjective

quōvīs

1. ablative masculine singular of quīvīs
2. ablative neuter singular of quīvīs