duquel

== French == === Etymology === Contraction of de (“of/from”) +‎ lequel (“which”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dy.kɛl/ === Pronoun === duquel m (feminine de laquelle, masculine plural desquels, feminine plural desquelles) (relative) of which, of whom, from which, from whom ==== Usage notes ==== Duquel is used with compound prepositions ending in de, such as à côté de, près de, en faveur de (as above). Duquel can also replace the possessive dont (“whose”). This is overall rare, but it is necessary when the noun phrase is preceded by any preposition: l'homme avec la femme duquel j'ai parlé (“the man with whose wife I've spoken”). ==== Related terms ==== n'importe lequel équel (Louisiana) auquel dont lequel ==== See also ==== celui ledit === Further reading === “duquel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 French pronouns on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wiktionnaire