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quin.

how come not, why don't I/you/he ..., how about? (in questioning suggestions)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adv[ˈkʷiːn]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷin]

  1. how come not, why don't I/you/he ..., how about? (in questioning suggestions)

    not-comparable · usually

  2. how come not, why don't I/you/he ..., how about? (in questioning suggestions) come on, let's, ...then! (adding force)

    future · not-comparable · subjunctive · usually

  3. Used to corroborate or amplify the previous statement: and even, and in fact Strengthened by various adverbs

    emphatic · not-comparable
    quīn etiam
    quīn et

  4. Used to corroborate or amplify the previous statement: and even, and in fact Used to emphasise an objection to the previous statement: why, but ...!

    emphatic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

The adverb is from the adverb quī (“how, why”) + -ne, the conjunction from the relative pronoun quī (“who, that, which”) and its old ablative singular quī (“with whom or what, thanks to whom or what, etc.”) + -ne.

conj[ˈkʷiːn]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷin]

  1. who does/can/would not (usually following a nominative)

  2. without (something happening), (so) that...not

  3. not because not...but, not that not...but

  4. from doing or happening

  5. that

    quis ignōrat, quīn ...?
Where this word comes from

The adverb is from the adverb quī (“how, why”) + -ne, the conjunction from the relative pronoun quī (“who, that, which”) and its old ablative singular quī (“with whom or what, thanks to whom or what, etc.”) + -ne.

pron[ˈkʷiːn]Classical-Latin[ˈkʷin]

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see quī, -ne.

Where this word comes from

The adverb is from the adverb quī (“how, why”) + -ne, the conjunction from the relative pronoun quī (“who, that, which”) and its old ablative singular quī (“with whom or what, thanks to whom or what, etc.”) + -ne.

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