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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=1611, Francesco Bracciolini}}
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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * /kwalˈsi.a.si/^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''qualsiasi''' ''m or f'' by sense (no plural)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is a univerbation of [[quale]] and [[siasi]], “whichever it may be”: the present subjunctive of the verb “to be” with the particle si.^(DELI 1999)^(Nocentini 2010)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Wiktionary) Zingarelli records the older spelling as separate words from 1442.^(Zingarelli 2010)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ DELI's first record is in Francesco Bracciolini in 1611, in the sense “any, whichever”, the date GRADIT gives;^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Nocentini 2010) Nocentini dates it to the first half of the 17th century.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)^(Nocentini 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ Placed after its noun, ''qualsiasi'' came to mean “ordinary, nothing special”, often with a slighting tone.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026) The GDLI quotes Dino Buzzati: “Era una mattina qualsiasi di una giornata qualsiasi” (it was an ordinary morning of an ordinary day).^(GDLI|15) As a relative it introduces a clause with the subjunctive; the indicative there is old or popular.^(GRADIT 2003)^(Zingarelli 2010) It is a synonym of ''qualunque'' and ''qualsivoglia''.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * 1442 – The spelling ''qual siasi'' is first recorded.^(Zingarelli 2010)
+ * 1611 – Francesco Bracciolini uses ''qualsiasi''.^(DELI 1999)^(GRADIT 2003)
+ 
+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Adjective===
+ # [[m|en|any]], whichever, every: ''Puoi chiamarmi a qualsiasi ora.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)
+ # After the noun: ordinary, common, like many others: ''Non è un vino qualsiasi.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Devoto–Oli 2026)^(Treccani 2011)
+ # ''(relative)'' [[m|en|whatever]], with the subjunctive: ''Qualsiasi strada tu prenda, arriverai in piazza.''^(GRADIT 2003)^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)
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+ ===Pronoun===
+ # Any one, in answers: «Quale preferisci?» «Qualsiasi.»^(GRADIT 2003)
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[qualunque]]
+ * [[qualsivoglia]]
+ * [[quale]]
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+ ==Usage notes==
+ The old plural ''qualsiansi'' is rare and now disused.^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Treccani 2011)^(GDLI|15) Before a noun it is invariable and singular; after the noun it can stand with a plural (''libri qualsiasi'').^(Sabatini–Coletti 2026)^(Zingarelli 2010)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}