quovis

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷoː.u̯iːs/, [ˈkʷoːu̯iːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwo.vis/, [ˈkwɔːvis]

Etymology 1

Either from quīvīs or formed from quō (“whither”, adverb) +‎ vīs (“thou wantest or wishest”, verb).

Adverb

quō vīs (not comparable)

to anywhere whatsoever, anywhither, whithersoever

References

“quōvīs”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“quovis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
quōvīs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,308/3.
“quōuīs” on page 1,570 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Declined forms of quīvīs.

Pronoun

quōvīs

ablative masculine/neuter singular of quīvīs

Determiner

quōvīs

ablative masculine/neuter singular of quīvīs

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