- qua
- qua "as, in the capacity of," from L. qua, ablative singular fem. of qui "who," from PIE *kwo-, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns (Cf. O.E. hwa "who," hwæt "what;" Goth. hvas "who;" Gk. posos "how much?").
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qua — pronounced kway or kwah, is a somewhat formal word, with the air of philosophy and logic about it, derived from the Latin relative pronoun qui, and is used in English with the meaning ‘considered as’ or ‘in the capacity of’ when a person or thing … Modern English usage
qua — / kwä, kwā/ prep [Latin, which way, as, from ablative singular feminine of qui who]: in the capacity or character of a legitimate interest of the stockholder qua stockholder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
qua — avv. [lat. eccu(m ) hac ] (radd. sint.). 1. [nel luogo vicino a chi parla: mi trovo q. per caso ] ▶◀ in questo luogo (o posto), qui, [se il luogo è posto in basso] quaggiù, [se il luogo è posto in alto] quassù. ◀▶ (lett., burocr.) ivi, là, lì.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
qua — <lat. ; »auf der Seite, wo ...; inwieweit, wie«>: 1. (Präposition) a) mittels, durch, auf dem Wege über, z. B. qua Amt festsetzen; b) gemäß, entsprechend, z. B. den Schaden qua Verdienstausfall bemessen. 2. (Konjunktion) [in der… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Qua — Qua, conj. [L., abl. of qui who.] In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as. [1913 Webster] It is with Shelley s biographers qua biographers that we have to deal. London Spectator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Qua — (lat.), als, insofern, in seiner Eigenschaft als –, z.B. qua König, d. i. als König; qua talis, als solcher, als der er sein soll … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
qua — [kwa:, kweı US kwa:] prep formal used to show you are talking about the basic nature or job of someone or something ▪ Money, qua money, cannot provide happiness. →↑sine qua non … Dictionary of contemporary English
qua — <lateinisch> ([in der Eigenschaft] als; gemäß); qua Beamter; qua amtliche, auch amtlicher Befugnis … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
qua — als, in der Eigenschaft als…; qua Mediziner (muss ich sagen…) [Etym.: lat.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
qua — [ kweı, kwa ] preposition FORMAL as: used for describing the character or position of someone or something in a particular situation: the novelist qua narrator … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
