quoque

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Pronoun

quōque

  1. masculine ablative singular of quisque
  2. feminine ablative singular of quisque
  3. neuter ablative singular of quisque

Etymology 2

From some declination of quis and -que (“each”). Compare with quōquam.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷo.kʷe/, [ˈkʷɔ.kᶣɛ]
  • in sense 4 (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷoː.kʷe/, [ˈkʷoː.kᶣɛ]
  • Audio (Classical)(file)

Adverb

quoque (not comparable)

  1. also, likewise, besides, too
    A et B litterae sunt. C quoque littera est.
    A and B are letters. C is also a letter.
  2. not only
  3. even, actually
  4. (figurative) what's more

References
  • quoque in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quoque in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quoque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) at the first opportunity: primo quoque tempore
    • (ambiguous) every fifth year: quinto quoque anno
  • quoque in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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