quovis

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷoː.wiːs/

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwo.vis/, [ˈkwoː.vis]

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

quōvīs (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 singular of quīvīs
ablative neuter singular of quīvīs

Adjective

quōvīs

ablative masculine singular of quīvīs
ablative neuter singular of quīvīs

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