English

Noun

quomodo ‎(plural quomodos)

1. (obsolete) The means, way, or method (of doing something).
   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book VII, chapter xv

     Mr Northerton was desirous of departing that evening, and nothing remained for him but to contrive the quomodo, which appeared to be a matter of some difficulty.

Latin

Etymology

From quō modō ‎(“in what way”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷoː.mo.do/, [ˈkʷoː.mɔ.dɔ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkwo.mo.do/, [ˈkwoː.mo.do]

Adverb

quōmodo

1. (interrogative) how, in what way

   Quomodo vales?

   How are you?

Synonyms

• (how): quemadmodum

Related terms

• modus
• quō
• quod

Descendants

References

• quomodo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “quomodo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to detail the whole history of an affair: ordine narrare, quomodo res gesta sit
    
  • as the proverb says: ut or quod or quomodo aiunt, ut or quemadmodum dicitur