quidni

== Latin == === Alternative forms === quid nī (also in tmesis) === Etymology === quid (“what, why”) +‎ nī (“unless, if not”), i.e. "how else?". === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɪn.niː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷid.ni] === Adverb === quidnī? (not comparable) (with subjunctive) alternative form of quidnī (“why wouldn't one? naturally, sure, of course”) ==== Usage notes ==== See quid nī. === References === “quidni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “quidni”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “quidni”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.