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ecquis.

Is there anyone who...?, Is there anybody who...?

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

pron[ˈɛk.kʷɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛk.kʷis]
  1. Is there anyone who...?, Is there anybody who...?

    interrogative · pronoun
    Ecquis me vivit fortunatior?
    Heus ecquis in villa est?
  2. whether anyone/anybody

    interrogative · pronoun
    Percontabor ecquis adolescentem nouerit.
Where this word comes from

From ec- + quis.

det[ˈɛk.kʷɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛk.kʷis]
  1. (is there) any?

    interrogative · pronoun
    Investigent ecqua virgo sit, an mulier.
    Plautus, Amphitruo, actus II. In: Plautus with an English translation by Paul Nixon, vol. I of five volumes, 1916, p. 90f.: Nunc quidem praeter nos nemo est. dic mihi verum serio: ecquis alius Sosia intust, qui mei similis siet? (to Alcmena, confidentially) Now then, ma'am, no one's here besides us. (elaborately makes sure of it) Do be serious and tell me the truth—is there another Sosia inside who's just like me?
Where this word comes from

From ec- + quis.

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