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Latin
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Pronoun
quōque
- masculine/feminine/neuter ablative singular of quisque
Etymology 2
From a declined form of quis and -que (“each”). Ultimately the same as etymology 1.
Compare with quōquam.
Pronunciation
Adverb
quoque (not comparable) (postpositive)
- also, likewise, besides, too
A et B litterae sunt. C quoque littera est.- A and B are letters. C is also a letter.
- not only
- even, actually
- (figurative) what's more
Synonyms
References
- “quoque”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “quoque”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quoque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) at the first opportunity: primo quoque tempore
- (ambiguous) every fifth year: quinto quoque anno
- quoque in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016