quippe

Latin

Etymology

For *quidpe, from quid +‎ -pe. Same corroborating particle seen in nempe. See also quispiam.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷip.pe/, [ˈkᶣɪp.pɛ]

Adverb

quippe (not comparable)

  1. surely, certainly, by all means
  2. indeed, in fact, obviously

References

  • quippe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • quippe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quippe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
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