utervis

Etymology

uter (“either”) +‎ vīs (“you want”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uˈter.u̯iːs/, [ʊˈt̪ɛru̯iːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uˈter.vis/, [uˈt̪ɛrvis]

Pronoun

utervīs (feminine utravīs, neuter utrumvīs or utrunvīs); first/second-declension pronoun (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal; without or with m optionally → n in compounds) with an indeclinable portion

1. whomever of the two you want, either of the two
2. whichever of the two you want, either of the two

Adjective

utervīs (feminine utravīs, neuter utrumvīs or utrunvīs); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er, pronominal; without or with m optionally → n in compounds) with an indeclinable portion

1. whichever of the two you want, either of the two

See also

• quantumvīs
• quantusvīs
• quīvīs
• ubivīs

References

• “utervis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “utervis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• utervis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.