quoi

Bourguignon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quid; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, compare *kʷis. Cognate to French quoi.

Pronoun

quoi

  1. what (oblique pronoun)
  2. (slang) aught, anything, something
    El aiveint-ti de quoi maingé ?
    Did they have enough to eat?

Adverb

quoi

  1. (colloquial) you know, like, y'know.

Usage note

In some parts of Bourgogne, quoi is often confounded with quei, originally meaning which?. For example, it is not uncommon to hear aivoi de quei instead of aivoi de quoi ('to have enough').

See also

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin quid; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, compare *kʷis. Cognate to English what, which differs due to changing under Grimm’s law.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwa/
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  • Homophones: coi, cois

Pronoun

quoi

  1. what (oblique pronoun)
  2. (slang) aught, anything, something
    Y'a quoi à faire en Angleterre? Il n’y a pas de quoi.
    Is there aught to do in England? No, there is not.

Adverb

quoi

  1. (colloquial) you know, like, y'know.
    Alors, ce mec m'a dit de te donner son porte-monnaie, quoi.
    So, this guy told me to give you his wallet, like.

See also

Further reading

Latin

Adjective

quoi

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

Pronoun

quoi

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

References

Middle French

Etymology 1

Old French, from Latin quietus.

Adjective

quoi m (feminine singular quoie, masculine plural quois, feminine plural quoies)

  1. silent
  2. calm; peaceful

References

  • coi on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330-1500) (in French)

Etymology 2

See quoy.

Pronoun

quoi

  1. Alternative form of quoy

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin quietus.

Adjective

quoi m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quoie)

  1. silent
  2. calm; peaceful
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