quidam

Betekenis (Engels)

Pron

someone, a certain one/thing; something

Det

a 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)

Sinonieme

quaedam

aliquid

aliquis

quoddam

quiddam

Vertalings

certain

cierto

certain

un tal

gewiss

cert

jemand

un certain

quelqu’un

quelqu'un

1️⃣

certa

algú

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈkʷiː.dãː]

Etimologie (Engels)

From quis + -dam (indefinite adverbial suffix). Compare quondam (“at one time”).