[ˈkʊj.jʊs], [ˈkuː.jus]
OriginFrom the earlier quoius (the standard spelling until the early Empire), either from Proto-Italic *kʷojjos, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷosyo secondarily marked with the gen. sg. *-s, or from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-s-yo-s, a thematic adjective like Ancient Greek ποῖος (poîos, “of what sort?”) and Oscan púiiu (“cuia”), púiieh (“cuius”). The latter is more likely, since if the adjectival use had been a later development, it is hard to explain why eius, with its adjective counterpart suus, did not share this development. This genitive formation (probably original in pronouns) also appears in nominal forms like VALESIOSIO (on the Lapis Satricanus, early 5th c. BC), but in these it was ultimately displaced by -ī.
- feminine, form-of, genitive, masculine, neutergenitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular of quī
- feminine, form-of, genitive, interrogative, masculinegenitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular of quis
- feminine, form-of, genitive, interrogative, masculinegenitive masculine/feminine/neuter singular of quī
- declension-1, declension-2, determiner, interrogativewhose?
“Tītyre, sī toga calda tibi est, quō tegmine fāgī?Dīc mihi, Dāmoetā, 'cuium pecus' anne Latīnum?Nōn, vērum Aegōnis nostrī; sīc rūre locuntur.” — Say, Tityrus, if your toga is hot, what do you need the cover of the beech tree for?Tell me, Damoetas, is "whose cattle" even a Latin expression?No, it's my friend Aegon's; that's how they talk in the
- declension-1, declension-2, determiner, relativewhose
“Sustineō enim nōn modo meam, vērum etiam philosophiae dēfēnsiōnem, cuia magnitūdō vel minimam reprehēnsiōnem prō maximō crīmine aspernātur.” — I am undertaking not just a defence of myself, but one of Philosophy too, whose greatness rejects even the smallest blame as if it were the greatest crime.
Formscujus(alternative) · cuiius(alternative) · cuijus(alternative) · cujjus(alternative) · quoius(alternative) · quoiius(alternative) · quoijus(alternative) · cuia(feminine) · cuium(neuter) · cuius(masculine, nominative, singular) · cuia(feminine, nominative, singular) · cuium(neuter, nominative, singular) · cuiī(masculine, nominative, plural) · cuiae(feminine, nominative, plural) · cuia(neuter, nominative, plural) · cuiī(genitive, masculine, singular) · cuiae(feminine, genitive, singular) · cuiī(genitive, neuter, singular) · cuiōrum(genitive, masculine, plural) · cuiārum(feminine, genitive, plural)