usquequaque
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ū̆sque (“up to, all the way to”) + quāque (“wherever”), i.e. “all the way in every direction”.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uːs.kʷeˈkʷaː.kʷe/, [uːs̠kʷɛˈkʷäːkʷɛ] or IPA(key): /us.kʷeˈkʷaː.kʷe/, [ʊs̠kʷɛˈkʷäːkʷɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /us.kweˈkwa.kwe/, [uskweˈkwäːkwe]
Adverb edit
ū̆squequāque (not comparable)
- everywhere
- in every possible case, in every circumstance
References edit
- usquequaque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “usquequaque” on page 2110/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)