cual

== Aragonese == === Etymology === From Latin qualis. === Pronoun === cual which? (masculine singular) == Dalmatian == === Alternative forms === kual === Etymology === From Latin collum. Compare Italian collo, Spanish cuello. === Noun === cual m neck ==== Synonyms ==== zoglo == Irish == === Alternative forms === cuail f === Etymology === From Old Irish cúal, from Proto-Celtic *kaulā, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂ulis, *keh₂ulós (“stalk”). Cognate with Latin caulis (“stem, stalk”), Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, “stem”), Lithuanian káulas (“bone”), Sanskrit कुल्या (kulyā, “canal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuəlˠ/ === Noun === cual m (genitive singular cuail, nominative plural cuail) or cual f (genitive singular cuala, nominative plural cuala or cualacha) bundle (especially of sticks or firewood) faggot (bundle of sticks or brushwood) pile, heap cual adhmaid / cual connaidh ― bundle of firewood, woodpile ==== Declension ==== Alternative declension: Alternative strong plural: cualacha ==== Derived terms ==== cual cnámh (“heap of bones, skeleton (very thin person)”) === Mutation === === References === === Further reading === Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “cuail”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 278; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cual”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN == Spanish == === Alternative forms === qual (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Latin quālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwal/ [ˈkwal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: cual Homophone: cuál === Adverb === cual (formal, literary) like, as, in the manner of Synonym: como === Pronoun === cual (relative, plural cuales) (formal, literary) suchlike, like (which), such as Synonym: como ==== Related terms ==== === Usage notes === Not to be confused with el cual. === Further reading === “cual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025