cuius

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkuj.jus/, [ˈkʊj.jʊs]

Etymology 1

Inflection of quī (“who, which”) (relative pronoun).

Pronoun

cuius

  1. genitive masculine singular of quī
  2. genitive feminine singular of quī
  3. genitive neuter singular of quī

Etymology 2

Inflection of quis (“who?, what?”) (interrogative pronoun).

Pronoun

cuius

  1. genitive masculine singular of quis
  2. genitive feminine singular of quis
  3. genitive neuter singular of quis

Etymology 3

From older quōius, from quis, quī.

Adjective

cūius (feminine cūia, neuter cūium); first/second declension

  1. (interrogative) whose?
  2. (relative) whose
Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative cūius cūia cūium cūiī cūiae cūia
genitive cūiī cūiae cūiī cūiōrum cūiārum cūiōrum
dative cūiō cūiō cūiīs
accusative cūium cūiam cūium cūiōs cūiās cūia
ablative cūiō cūiā cūiō cūiīs
vocative cūie cūia cūium cūiī cūiae cūia

Descendants

References

  • cuius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • cujus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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