quamvis

Latin

Etymology 1

quam (“as much as”) +‎ vis (“you want”)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷam.u̯iːs/, [ˈkʷämu̯iːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwam.vis/, [ˈkwämvis]

Adverb

quam vīs (not comparable)

as much (as you like), however
- c. 45 BCE, Cicero, Tusculan Disputations 2.13:
  Ut ager, quamvis fertilis, sine cultura fructuosus esse non potest, sic sine doctrina animus.
  Just as the field, however fertile, without cultivation cannot be fruitful, likewise the soul without education.
everso
although

Pronoun

quamvīs

accusative feminine singular of quīvīs

Determiner

quamvīs

accusative feminine singular of quīvīs

References

“quamvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“quamvis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
quamvis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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