pronounfirst/second-declension pronoun (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal declension) with an indeclinable portion
utercumque
utercumque (feminine utracumque, neuter utrumcumque)
Classical[ʊ.tɛrˈkʊŋ.kʷɛ]Ecclesiastical[u.terˈkum.kʷe]
Meaning
- pronouneither, whichever of the two
- pronounwhoever of the two
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | in -er utercumque | utracumque | utrumcumque |
| genitive | utrī̆uscumque | utrī̆uscumque | utrī̆uscumque |
| dative | utrīcumque | utrīcumque | utrīcumque |
| accusative | utrumcumque | utramcumque | utrumcumque |
| ablative | utrōcumque | utrācumque | utrōcumque |
| vocative | utercumque | utracumque | utrumcumque |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | utrīcumque | utraecumque | utracumque |
| genitive | utrōrumcumque | utrārumcumque | utrōrumcumque |
| dative | utrīscumque | utrīscumque | utrīscumque |
| accusative | utrōscumque | utrāscumque | utracumque |
| ablative | utrīscumque | utrīscumque | utrīscumque |
| vocative | utrīcumque | utraecumque | utracumque |
ŭter-cumque (-cunq-), utrăcumque, utrumcumque,
I. pron.
I. Whichever of the two, whichsoever, whichever (rare but class.):
magnae utrimque copiae ita paratae ad depugnandum esse dicuntur, ut, utercumque vicerit, non sit mirum futurum, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 1: in quo bello, non, utracumque pars vicisset, tamen aliqua forma esset futura rei publicae, id. Brut. 1, 15, 10: ea res, utrocumque dicitur modo, Quint. 9, 2, 6: utrumcumque erit, prima sit curarum, ut, etc., id. 4, 2, 89; cf. id. 5, praef. § 3: ne sententia sua, utramcumque in partem dicta esset, ipsa sese rescinderet, Gell. 5, 10, 15.—II. Indef.:
utrocumque modo sequetur summa confusio, either way, Quint. 3, 6, 29; id. 6, praef. § 11; 12, 10, 59.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
uter-cumque (-cunq-) utracumque, utrumcumque,
pron, whichever of the two, whichsoever one, whichever: utrimque copiae ita paratae, ut, utercumque vicerit, non sit mirum futurum: in quo bello, utracumque pars vicisset, etc.
Origins
Univerbation of uter + -cumque.