quidni

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

quid (“what”) +‎ nī (“unless, not”)

Pronunciation

Adverb

quidnī? (not comparable)

  1. why not?
    Quidnī, inquit, meminerim?
    Why mustn't I remember, says he?

Usage notes

References

  • “quidni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “quidni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quidni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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