English

Adjective

quare ‎(comparative quarer, superlative quarest)

1. (dated) queer, strange (suggesting an Irish accent)

Latin

Etymology

quā ‎(“by what”) +‎ rē ‎(“thing”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷaː.reː/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.re/, [ˈkwaː.re]

Adverb

quārē ‎(not comparable)

1. (interrogative) by what means, how
   1. (relative) by which means, whereby
2. (interrogative) from what cause, on what account, why, wherefore
   • Odi et amo, quare id faciam, fortasse requiris; nescio, sed fieri sentio et excrucior.‎^[1]

     I hate and I love. Why I do this perhaps you ask. I do not know, but I sense that it happens and I am tormented.

   1. (relative) therefore, and so, hence, for this reason
      • Inveniuntur enim praeter amnem mirae villae et horti, qui a regibus Franciae in XVI° saeculo structi sunt: quare Liger hodie saepe regale flumen vocatur.‎^[2]

        However, besides rivers/streams are found marvelous estates and gardens, which were constructed by kings of France during the 16th century: which is why the Loire today is often called a royal river.

      • Quare quassato corpore neque frigora neque aestus facile tolerabat.‎^[3]

        Hence, because of his delicate health, he could easily tolerate neither cold nor hot conditions.

Synonyms

• (by what means, how): quōmodo
• (why, wherefore): cūr

Descendants

• Catalan: car
• Esperanto: ĉar
• Old French: quer
  • French: car

References

• quare in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “quare”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

1. ↑ Catullus 85
2. ↑ Liger
3. ↑ Suetonius, De vita Caesarum divi Augusti.81