quippini
Latin
Alternative forms
- quippe nī (separate spelling)
Etymology
From quid + -pe + nī, literally “why, how else then?”, an intensified version of quidnī and quippe. Compare nīmīrum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɪp.pɪ.niː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷip.pi.ni]
Particle
Usage notes
Like quidnī, can be split by clitics.
References
- “quippinī” on page 1716 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Further reading
- “quippini”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quippini in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.