Quo

/kwoʊ/ noun

Definition

Status or state; most commonly used in the phrase 'status quo,' meaning the way things currently are.

Etymology

From Latin 'quo,' the ablative form of 'qui' (who/which), literally meaning 'in which.' Used in legal Latin phrases since medieval times.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'status quo' is Latin for 'the state in which'—it's how lawyers and diplomats maintained power by keeping things exactly as they were. That's why 'maintaining the status quo' is often used by people wanting to prevent change.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምልክት
mil-kit
ARالعربية
استشهاد
is-tee-sha'ah
BNবাংলা
উদ্ধৃত করা
ud-dhrut kor-a
CACatalà
citar
see-tar
CSČeština
citovat
tsee-to-vat
DADansk
citere
see-ter-eh
DEDeutsch
zitieren
tsee-tee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αναφέρω
an-a-fer-oh
ESEspañol
citar
thee-tar
FAفارسی
استشهاد
es-tee-sha'ah
FISuomi
siteerata
see-tee-rah-tah
FRFrançais
citer
see-ter
GUGU
उद्धृत કરો
ud-dhrut kar-o
HAHA
quote
kwoot
HEעברית
צטט
tset
HIहिन्दी
उद्धृत करना
ud-dhrut kar-na
HUMagyar
idézni
ee-deh-nee
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencantumkan
men-chum-kan
IGIG
quote
kwoot
ITItaliano
citare
chee-ta-reh
JA日本語
引用
in-yō
KKKK
цитта
tsee-tta
KMKM
ប្រើ
pruh
KO한국어
인용
in-yong
MRMR
उद्धृत करा
ud-dhrut kara
MSBahasa Melayu
petikan
peh-tee-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောဆို
pyaw-so
NLNederlands
citeren
tsee-teh-ren
NONorsk
citere
see-ter-eh
PAPA
उद्धृत ਕਰ
ud-dhrut kar
PLPolski
cytować
tsee-to-vat
PTPortuguês
citar
see-tar
RORomână
a cita
ah tee-tah
RUРусский
цитировать
tsee-tee-ro-vat
SVSvenska
citer
see-ter
SWKiswahili
kutia
koo-tee-ah
TAதமிழ்
மேற்கோள்
may-er-kohl
TEతెలుగు
引用
yu-vin
THไทย
อ้างอิง
i-ngoon
TLTL
banggit
bang-git
TRTürkçe
citat etmek
tsee-tah-teh ehk-mek
UKУкраїнська
цитувати
tsee-tee-vat
URاردو
استعمال
is-ta-amal
VITiếng Việt
trích dẫn
trích dần
YOYO
quote
kwoot
ZH中文
引用
yìngyòng
ZUZU
quote
kwoot

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