quolibet

See also: quo libet

French

Etymology

Extracted from the Medieval Latin phrase dispūtātiōnes de quōlibet.

Pronunciation

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Noun

quolibet m (plural quolibets)

  1. gibe, taunt

Descendants

  • → Romanian: quolibet

Further reading

Latin

Etymology 1

From quō +‎ -libet.

Adverb

quōlibet (not comparable)

  1. wheresoever (to wherever it pleases; in whatever place)
    In quolibet barbariae angulo colloceris...
    In whatever corner of the barbarian world you would be...(Seneca)
Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronoun

quolibet

  1. ablative masculine/neuter singular of quīlibet

References

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French quolibet.

Noun

quolibet n (uncountable)

  1. quip, gibe, taunt

Declension

Declension of quolibet
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative quolibet quolibetul
genitive-dative quolibet quolibetului
vocative quolibetule
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