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ecquando, adv. interrog. [ec, cf. ecce, and quando], ever, at any time; in a passionate (esp. indignant) interrogation (rare but class.): ecquando te rationem factorum tuorum redditurum putasti? ecquando his de rebus tales viros audituros existimasti? Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17; 2, 5, 26; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 15; Liv. 3, 67; Sen. de Ira, 3, 28; Val. Fl. 2, 395.
With nisi (= num unquam … nisi), Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 63; id. Agr. 2, 7, 17.
- (β) With interrog particle ne suffixed (pleonastic): ecquandone tibi liber sum visus? Prop. 2, 8, 15; Vell. 2, 14, 2 Ruhnk.; App. Mag. p. 290.
With nisi, Cic. Fin. 5, 22, 63 Madv. N. cr.
1. ecqui, ecquae, or ecqua (cf. Zumpt ad Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 11, § 25, and v. aliqui), ecquod (gen. is not in use), pron. interr. adj. [ec, cf. ecce, and qui], Is there any one who? Any? in impassioned interrogation, i. q. num qui, quae (qua) quod.
- I. Prop. (with a subst.; class.): ecqui pudor est? ecquae religio, Verres? ecqui metus? Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 8; cf. id. Sest. 52.
In the fem.: ecquae, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 1; id. Stich. 2, 2, 42; Cic. Ac. 2, 26 fin.; id. Att. 8, 12, 4; Ov. H. 16, 341; but: ecqua, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 83; id. Men. 1, 2, 86; id. Mil. 3, 1, 199; Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 24 fin.; id. Att. 7, 8, 4; id. Inv. 2, 12 fin. (thrice); Verg. A. 3, 341 al.: rus Sunii ecquod haberem, Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 13; so, ecquod, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 57; id. Inv. 2, 12 fin.; Liv. 1, 9; Ov. P. 3, 1, 3 al.: ecquem trapezitam, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 62; so, ecquem, id. Poen. 5, 2, 84; id. Rud. 1, 2, 37; 2, 2, 7 al.; Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 6; cf. ecquam, Plaut. Epid. 3, 4, 5; id. Mil. 3, 1, 187; id. Merc. 2, 3, 56 al.: ecquas, id. Ps. 1, 5, 69: ecqui silices, Ov. P. 4, 10, 3.
With suffixed nam: Ecquaenam origo, Lucr. 5, 1211: accessio, Cic. Fin. 4, 24, 67: ecquodnam curriculum, id. Brut. 6, 22: ecquonam modo, ecquonam loco, id. Part. 14.
- * II. Without a subst.: quis cenā poscit? ecqui poscit prandio? Does any one bid a breakfast? Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 69.