siquidem

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Latin

Alternative forms

si quidem

Etymology

Univerbation of sī (“if”) +‎ quidem (“restricting particle”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.kʷi.dem/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.kwi.dem/,
Note: as in other univerbations with quidem (tuquidem, quandoquidem), the -i- in this word is regularly short, but may be long when not treated as a univerbation.^[1]

Adverb

siquidem (not comparable)

Conjunction

siquidem

(Medieval Latin) Synonym of autem

References

^ Benjamin Fortson (2008 December 10) Language and Rhythm in Plautus‎, De Gruyter, →DOI, →ISBN, page 51; 248

Further reading

“siquidem”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
siquidem in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “siquidem (conj.)”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 974/1

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