quovis

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Either from quīvīs or formed from quō (whither, adverb) +‎ vīs (thou wantest or wishest, verb).

Adverb

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quōvīs (not comparable)

  1. to anywhere whatsoever, anywhither, whithersoever

References

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  • quōvīs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quōvīs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,308/3.
  • quōuīs” on page 1,570 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

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Declined forms of quīvīs.

Pronoun

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quōvīs

  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of quīvīs

Determiner

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quōvīs

  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of quīvīs