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{{also|quasi-}}
==English==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|en|la|quasi|t=as if}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/kwɑːzi/|/kwɑːsi/|/ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/|/ˈkweɪ.saɪ/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quasi.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quasi2.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{rhymes|en|ɑːzi|s=2}}
* {{hmp|en|quasi-}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# [[resembling|Resembling]] or having a [[likeness]] to something.
#* {{quote-book|en|title=w:Robert's Rules of Order|edition=10th revised|page=522|author=w:Henry Martyn Robert|coauthors=Sarah Corbin Robert|year=2000|passage=The presiding officer of the assembly does not appoint a chairman of the '''quasi''' committee, but remains in the chair himself throughout its proceedings.}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|quasi-}}
{{der2|en|quasi corporation|quasi partner}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|showing likeness}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|почти}}, {{t|bg|полу}}
* Dutch: {{t|nl|quasi-}}
* Georgian: {{t|ka|კვაზი}}, {{t|ka|თითქოს}}, {{t|ka|ვაი}}, {{t|ka|თითქმის}}
* German: {{t+|de|quasi}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|οιονεί}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|quasi}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|kvasi-}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|cuasi}}
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==Catalan==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|ca|la|quasi}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA}}

===Adverb===
{{ca-adv}}

# [[almost]], [[nearly]], {{l|en|quasi}}
#: {{syn|ca|gairebé}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|ca|quasi-}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ca:IEC2}}
* {{R:ca:GDLC}}
* {{R:ca:DNV}}
* {{R:ca:DCVB}}

==Dutch==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|nl|kwasi||before 1996}}

===Etymology===
{{lbor|nl|la|quasi|t=as if}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈkʋaːzi/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-quasi.ogg}}

===Adverb===
{{nl-adv}}

# {{l|en|quasi}}

====Synonyms====
* {{l|nl|alsof}}

==French==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|fr|la|quasi}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{fr-IPA}}
* {{audio|fr|LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-quasi.wav}}

===Adverb===
{{fr-adv}}

# [[almost]], [[nearly]]
#: {{syn|fr|presque}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:fr:TLFi}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|fr|quais}}

==German==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|de|la|quasi}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|de|/ˈkvaːzi/|[ˈkʋaːzi]}}
* {{audio|de|De-at-quasi.ogg|a=Austria}}
* {{audio|de|De-quasi.ogg}}

===Adverb===
{{de-adv}}

# [[as it were]], [[so to speak]], [[effectively]], [[essentially]]
#: {{syn|de|gewissermaßen|gleichsam|sozusagen}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Duden}}
* {{R:DWDS}}

==Italian==

===Etymology===
From {{uder|it|la|quasi}}. The final ''-i'' hints towards the word being borrowed or semi-learned, but it's not uncommon for Italian to shift final ''-e'' to ''-i'' (cf. {{m|it|avanti}}, {{m|it|dieci}}, {{m|it|tardi}}, etc.).

===Pronunciation===
{{it-pr|quàsi<audio:LL-Q652 (ita)-Happypheasant-quasi.wav>}}

===Adverb===
{{it-adv}}

# [[almost]], [[nearly]]
#: {{syn|it|circa|poco meno che|pressoché|per poco non}}

===Adjective===
{{it-adj|inv=1}}

# almost
#: {{ux|it|ti presento il mio '''quasi''' marito|meet my '''almost'''-husband}}

===Conjunction===
{{head|it|conjunction}}

# (with [[subjunctive|subj.]]) [[as if]]
#: {{syn|it|quasiché}}
#: {{ux|it|dà continuamente ordini '''quasi''' fosse lui il padrone|he continually gives orders '''as if''' he were the boss}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|it|quasiché}}
* {{l|it|quasimente}}
* {{l|it|quasi quasi}}

{{cln|it|terms with unexpected vowel outcomes}}

==Latin==

===Etymology===
{{univ|la|quam|t1=how, as|sī|t2=if}} with [[clitic]] shortening of the first vowel and [[iambic]] shortening of the second.

===Pronunciation===
* {{la-IPA|eccl=yes}}
* Note: still found with the long final syllable in Lucretius, and again in late Latin poets.

===Conjunction===
{{head|la|conjunctions}}

# {{gl|almost}} [[as if]], [[like]]
#: {{syn|la|ceu|([[perinde]]) [[ac sī]]|tanquam|velut|ut|sīcut}}
#: {{uxi|la|'''quasi''' vērō nesciam!|'''as if''' I don't know!}}

====Descendants====
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* Old {{desc|vec|asques}} {{q|Trevignano}}, {{l|vec|squasio}}
* Old {{desc|lmo|quaxe}}
* {{desc|pro|quaisses|cais}}
* {{desc|roa-oca|quaix}}
* {{desc|roa-opt|acais}}
* {{desc|scn|quasi|squasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|ast|cuasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|nl|quasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|en|quasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|eo|kvazaŭ}}
* {{desc|bor=1|fr|quasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|gl|case}}
* {{desc|bor=1|de|quasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|unc=1|it|quasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|pt|quase}}
* {{desc|bor=1|ro|quasi}}, {{desc|ro|cvasi}}
* {{desc|bor=1|es|casi}}
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===References===
* {{R:FEW|2|1428|quasi}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:L&S}}
* {{R:Elementary Lewis}}
* {{R:du Cange}}
* {{R:Gaffiot}}
* {{R:M&A}}

==Norman==

===Etymology===
{{lbor|nrf|la|quasi}}.

===Adverb===
{{nrf-adv}}

# [[almost]], [[nearly]]

==Portuguese==

===Adverb===
{{pt-adv|hascomp=no}}

# {{obsolete spelling of|pt|quase}}