quor

Latin

Pronunciation

Adverb

quōr

  1. pre-Classical form of cūr (“why, for what reason, wherefore, to what purpose, from what motive”)
    Quōr negās?
    Why do you deny it?
    • c. 194 BCE, Plautus, Poenulus 3.1.533-534:
      An vero non iusta causa est, quor curratur celeriter
      Why is there not just cause for running quickly?
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria 747:
      MȲSĪS: Quōr tū obsecrō hic mē sōlam?
      MYSIS: Why in the name of heaven [did] you [leave] me here alone?
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