quem

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʷem/, [kʷɛ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kwem/, [kwɛm]

Pronoun

quem

1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Adjective

quem

1. accusative masculine singular of quī

Pronoun

quem

1. accusative masculine/feminine singular of quis

References

• “quem”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Middle English

Pronoun

quem

1. (Northern) Alternative form of whom (“who, whom”, accusative)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese quen, from Latin quem, accusative case of interrogative quis (“who?”) and relative quī (“who”).

Alternative forms

• kem (Internet slang)
• queim (eye dialect, Brazil)
• quẽ (obsolete, abbreviation)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkẽj̃/ [ˈkẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ̃j̃/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃
• Hyphenation: quem

Pronoun

quem

1. (interrogative) who; whom (which person?)

   Quem viu o novo filme?

   Who has seen the new film?

2. (relative) who; whom (the person who)

   Não me lembro do nome de quem me ligou.

   I don’t remember the name of the person who called me.

3. (indefinite) those who; people who; anyone who

   Synonyms: aqueles que, pessoas que, os que

   Deus ajuda quem se ajuda.

   God helps those who help themselves.

   Quem quiser sair, que o faça.

   Anyone who wants to leave, do it.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:quem.

Derived terms

• quem dera
• quem é quem
• quem quer que
• quem sabe

Etymology 2

Interjection

quem

2. Alternative spelling of quém