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quam.

in what (which) way, to what (which) degree; how, how much, as much as, as far as

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈkʷãː]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷam]

  1. in what (which) way, to what (which) degree; how, how much, as much as, as far as

    quam potuit
    quam primum

  2. as

    Tam similis est, quam potest.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *kʷis, *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂m, accusative of *kʷeh₂, feminine of *kʷos, *kʷís. Compare its masculine form cum (as in tum-tam). According to L. R. Palmer, "In such a sentence as hic tam beatus est, quam ille the sense of tam beatus could equally be rendered by non beatior. It was presumably by the substitution of equivalent expressions ('contamination'), possibly first in negative expressions, that the illogical quam 'as' came to be used after comparatives."

conj[ˈkʷãː]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷam]

  1. than

    alius quam
    ante quam

  2. rather than

    rare
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *kʷis, *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₂m, accusative of *kʷeh₂, feminine of *kʷos, *kʷís. Compare its masculine form cum (as in tum-tam). According to L. R. Palmer, "In such a sentence as hic tam beatus est, quam ille the sense of tam beatus could equally be rendered by non beatior. It was presumably by the substitution of equivalent expressions ('contamination'), possibly first in negative expressions, that the illogical quam 'as' came to be used after comparatives."

pron[ˈkʷãː]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷam]

  1. accusative singular feminine of quī

    accusative · feminine · form-of · relative · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kʷām, see quī (relative pronoun and interrogative adjective).

det[ˈkʷãː]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷam]

  1. accusative singular feminine of quī

    accusative · feminine · form-of · interrogative · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kʷām, see quī (relative pronoun and interrogative adjective).

pron[ˈkʷãː]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷam]

  1. accusative singular feminine of quis

    accusative · feminine · form-of · interrogative · singular
Where this word comes from

Analogically reshaped from Proto-Italic *kʷim, see quem.

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