quinquagesimus

Theme for this week: Et tu, 'q'

quidem (also equidem)

Definition: [adv]: (emphatic) in fact; (qualifying) at any rate; (conceding) it is true; (alluding) for instance; forsooth; indeed; certainly, even, at least

ne...quidem: not even

Sententia: Dicitur quidem aliquibus canem cavendum esse (i.e. Pompeiis), sed haud dulcis canis mihi timeri potest.

Indeed it is said by some that the dog must be guarded against (i.e. in Pompeii--link to picture of cave canem mosaic here), but hardly the sweet dog to me can be feared.

Latina quidem est optimua lingua!

Latin certainly is the best language!

A note of caution concerning this word: it is rather easy to confuse this word and "quidam, quaedam, quoddam" meaning "certain"--cave!

This word is used very frequently by Ovid and some by Vergil, though Vergil uses the form equidem more frequently. In the syllabi it is found in Ovid's Metamorphoses in Book 1, Daphne and Apollo, and Book 8, Baucis and Philemon.