quel

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis.

Pronunciation

Determiner

quel m (feminine quelle, masculine plural quels, feminine plural quelles)

  1. which
    Des psychologues ont essayé d’analyser quels traits physiques étaient considérés comme attirants. ― Psychologists have tried to analyse which physical traits are considered attractive
  2. what, what a (used to form exclamations)
    Quelle catastrophe ! ― What a catastrophe!
    Quelle surprise ! ― What a surprise!
    Quelle horreur ! ― How awful!
    Quelle horrible personne ! ― What a terrible person!

Synonyms

  • (which): (Louisiana, Cajun French) équel

Pronoun

quel m (feminine quelle, masculine plural quels, feminine plural quelles)

  1. (interrogative) what
    Quel est son nom? ― What is his name?

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Italian

Adjective

quel

  1. Apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant that is not impure.

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French quel, from Latin quālis, quālem.

Adjective

quel m (feminine singular quelle, masculine plural quelz, feminine plural quelles)

  1. which
    • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 18:
      Si demanda l'ermite a messire Yvain de quel pays il estoit
      Then the hermit asked Sir Ywain which country he was from

Descendants

  • French: quel

Old French

Etymology

From Latin quālis, quālem.

Adjective

quel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quele)

  1. which

Declension

Declension of quel
Number Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Subject queus quele quel
Oblique quel quele quel
Plural Subject quel queles quel
Oblique queus queles quel

Descendants

Romansch

Etymology

Contracted from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille.

Determiner

quel m (feminine quella)

  1. that

Spanish

Pronoun

quel

  1. Obsolete spelling of cual
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