quis

French

Etymology 1

From Latin quaesitus.

Verb

quis m (feminine quise, masculine plural quis, feminine plural quises)

1. Past participle of quérir
2. plural participle of quérir

Etymology 2

Verb

quis

1. first-person singular past historic of quérir
2. second-person singular past historic of quérir

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷis. Compare West Frisian wa, Dutch wie, German wer.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈkʷɪs/

• Audio (Classical)

  (file)

Pronoun

quis m, f, quid n

1. Who?, what?

   Quid accidit?

   What happened?

   Quis es?

   Who are you?

   Quis es tu?

   Who are you? (with emphasis on the word 'you')

2. (after si, nisi, ne, num) someone, something, anyone, anything

Declension

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	quis	quis	quid		quī	quae	quae
genitive	cuius	cuius	cuius		quōrum	quārum	quōrum
dative	cui	cui	cui		quibus	quibus	quibus
accusative	quem	quem	quid		quōs	quās	quae
ablative	quō	quō	quō		quibus	quibus	quibus

Derived terms

• aliquis
• ecquis
• quid tibi est?
• quid est?

Related terms

• qui
• quod

Descendants

• Italian: chi

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Portuguese

Verb

quis

1. first-, third-person indicative preterite of querer