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150. The Relative, Interrogative, and Indefinite Pronouns are originally of the same stem, and most of the forms are the same (compare § 147 with § 148). The stem has two forms in the masculine and neuter, quo-, qui-, and one for the feminine, quā-. The interrogative sense is doubtless the original one.

a. Old forms for the genitive and dative singular are quôius , quoi .

b. The form quī is used for the ablative of both numbers and all genders; but especially as an adverb (how, by which way, in any way), and in the combination quīcum, with whom, as an interrogative or an indefinite relative.

c. A nominative plural quēs (stem qui-) occurs in early Latin. A dative and ablative plural quīs (stem quo-) is found even in classic Latin.

d. The preposition cum is joined enclitically to all forms of the ablative, as with the personal pronouns (§ 143. f): as, quōcum, quīcum , quibuscum .

Note.--But occasionally cum precedes: as, “ cum quō (Iuv. 4.9) .


Compounds of quis and quī

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