usquequaque

Latin

Alternative forms

• ū̆sque quāque

Etymology

From ū̆sque (“up to, all the way to”) +‎ quāque (“wherever”), i.e. “all the way in every direction”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uːs.kʷeˈkʷaː.kʷe/, [uːs̠kʷɛˈkʷäːkʷɛ] or IPA^(key): /us.kʷeˈkʷaː.kʷe/, [ʊs̠kʷɛˈkʷäːkʷɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /us.kweˈkwa.kwe/, [uskweˈkwäːkwe]

Adverb

ū̆squequāque (not comparable)

1. everywhere
2. in every possible case, in every circumstance

References

• usquequaque in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “usquequaque” on page 2110/1 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)