quippini

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) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷip.pi.niː/, [ˈkʷɪpːɪniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwip.pi.ni/, [ˈkwipːini]

Particle

quippenī

1. (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.