Reduplication of*kʷis.
*kʷiskʷis m orf (neuter*kʷidkʷid)[1]
- (in masculine)whoever
- (in neuter)whatever
Latin attests that both parts of this pronoun are separately declined, but in Sabellic, only thefirst part of the pronoun is declined; the second part is petrified in its nominative form.
Declension of*kʷiskʷis (i-stem, irregular)| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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| nominative | *kʷiskʷis | **kʷiskʷis | *kʷidkʷid |
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| vocative | — | — | — |
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| accusative | **kʷimkʷim | **kʷimkʷim | *kʷidkʷid |
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| genitive | ? | ? | ? |
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| dative | ? | ? | ? |
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| ablative | ? | ? | ? |
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| locative | ? | ? | ? |
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| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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| nominative | *kʷēskʷēs | *kʷēskʷēs | *kʷīkʷī, *kʷiakʷia |
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| vocative | — | — | — |
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| accusative | *kʷinskʷins | *kʷinskʷins | *kʷīkʷī, *kʷiakʷia |
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| genitive | ? | ? | ? |
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| dative | *kʷiβoskʷiβos | *kʷiβoskʷiβos | *kʷiβoskʷiβos |
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| ablative | *kʷiβoskʷiβos | *kʷiβoskʷiβos | *kʷiβoskʷiβos |
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| locative | *kʷiβoskʷiβos | *kʷiβoskʷiβos | *kʷiβoskʷiβos |
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- ^De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “quis”, inEtymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill,→ISBN,page510
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