quamdiu

Latin

Etymology

Compound of quam (“how”) + diū (“long”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷan.di.uː/

Adverb

quam diū (not comparable)

how long
- Seneca Minor, Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Epistle CI
  Quam bene vivas, non quamdiu.
  How well you live, not how long.
as long as, until, during

References

quamdiu in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
quamdiu in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
quamdiu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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