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Webster 1913 Edition


Quidam


Qui′dam

,
Noun.
[L.]
Somebody; one unknown.
Spenser.

Webster 1828 Edition


Quidam

QUI'DAM

,
Noun.
[L.] Somebody. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


quidam

quidam

English

Noun

quidam (plural quidams)

  1. A nobody; a person of no importance. [from 16th c.]
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.12:
      A quidam gallant determined upon a time to surprise both my house and my selfe.

Latin

Etymology

From Latin quī (pronoun) + -dam (demonstrative ending).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

quīdam m, quaedam f, quiddam n

  1. someone, a certain one/thing; something

Usage notes

Do not confuse with quidem.

Declension

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative quīdam quaedam quiddam quīdam quaedam
genitive cuiusdam /
cujusdam
quōrundam quārundam quōrundam
dative cuidam quibusdam
accusative quendam quandam quiddam quōsdam quāsdam quaedam
ablative quōdam quādam quōdam quibusdam

Adjective

quīdam m, quaedam f, quoddam n

  1. Certain (person or thing), some (person or thing), one [in the sense of "a specific"] (person or thing not previously introduced in the present discourse).

Declension

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative quīdam quaedam quoddam quīdam quaedam
genitive cuiusdam /
cujusdam
quōrundam quārundam quōrundam
dative cuidam quibusdam
accusative quendam quandam quoddam quōsdam quāsdam quaedam
ablative quōdam quādam quōdam quibusdam

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