nescio quis

== Latin == === Alternative forms === nesciōquis (univerbated) === Etymology === Compare French je ne sais quel (“a certain”, literally “I know not which”) and je ne sais quoi. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnɛs.ki.oː ˈkʷɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛʃ.ʃi.o ˈkʷis] === Pronoun === nesciō quis or nesciō quī or nesciō quei (feminine nesciō quae, neuter nesciō quid); indeclinable portion with an interrogative/indefinite pronoun (indefinite) literally, “I know not who” or “I know not what”: who knows who, someone (unknown), somebody; who knows what, something a certain person; a certain thing Synonym: quīdam ==== Usage notes ==== This expression is virtually only found with the verb in the first person singular present active indicative. As part of the pronoun/determiner, the verb does not affect a following verb's mood. ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable portion with an interrogative/indefinite pronoun. 1Republican Latin. === Determiner === nesciō quis or nesciō quī or nesciō quei (feminine nesciō quae, neuter nesciō quid); indeclinable portion with an interrogative/indefinite pronoun (indefinite) literally, “I know not which”: who knows which, an unknown, some a certain Synonym: quīdam denoting something of lesser importance: small, mean ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable portion with an interrogative/indefinite pronoun. 1Republican Latin. ==== See also ==== ==== Descendants ==== Aromanian: nishti Megleno-Romanian: niști Romanian: neștine, niște === References === “nescĭo quis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “nēsciō quis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “nescĭo quĭs”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.