quippini

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Latin

Alternative forms

quippe nī (separate spelling)

Etymology

From quid +‎ -pe +‎ nī, literally “why, how else then?”, an intensified version of quidnī and quippe. Compare nīmīrum.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷip.pi.niː/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwip.pi.ni/,

Particle

(in replies, introducing a question, also in ironical agreement) how else? of course, naturally
Synonyms: quidnī, plānē, certē
1. (parenthetical, rare)
  Synonyms: quippe, scīlicet, vidēlicet

Usage notes

Like quidnī, can be split by clitics.

References

“quippinī” on page 1716 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)

Further reading

“quippini”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
quippini in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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