quale
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
A direct borrowing from Latin quāle.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkwɑːleɪ/, /-li/, /ˈkweɪ-/; /ˈkwɑːl/, /ˈkweɪl/
Rhymes: -ɑːl, -eɪl
Homophone: quail
=== Noun ===
quale (plural qualia)
(philosophy) An instance of a subjective, conscious experience.
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
=== See also ===
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
Equal., equal, queal
== Ido ==
=== Etymology ===
From quala + -e.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkwa.le/, /ˈkwa.lɛ/
=== Adverb ===
quale
(interrogative adverb) how, as, like
==== Related terms ====
quala (“what kind of”)
qualeso (“quality”)
qualesala (“qualitative”)
=== See also ===
qua (“who (person)”)
quo (“what (thing)”)
qui (“who (plural)”)
pro quo (“why”)
ube (“where”)
kande (“when”)
quanta (“how much”)
quanto (“quantity”)
== Italian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
qual (apocopic)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin quālem.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkwa.le/
Rhymes: -ale
Hyphenation: quà‧le
=== Determiner ===
quale m or f by sense (plural quali)
(interrogative) what?
Synonym: che
Quale uomo era? ― What man was it?
(in choosing options) which?
Quale macchina preferisci? ― Which car do you prefer?
(exclamation) what
Synonym: che
Quale fortuna! ― What luck!
(in lists) such as, like
Synonyms: come, tipo
Verdura quali le carote ed i piselli. ― Vegetables such as carrots and peas.
==== Usage notes ====
Poetic or archaic variants before consonant: quai, quà.
=== Pronoun ===
quale (plural quali)
which ... ?
Quale dei tre è il più grande? ― Which of the three is biggest?
==== Derived terms ====
=== Adverb ===
quale
as
Synonym: come
quale amico ― as a friend
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=== References ===
== Latin ==
=== Pronoun ===
quāle
nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of quālis
== Middle English ==
=== Noun ===
quale
(Yorkshire) alternative form of whal
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Orthographic borrowing from English quale.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkwa.lɛ/, /ˈkfa.lɛ/
Rhymes: -alɛ
Syllabification: qua‧le
=== Noun ===
quale n
(philosophy) quale (instance of a subjective, conscious experience)
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“quale”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[1] (in Polish)