quel

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French quel, from Old French quel, from Latin quālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɛl/ Homophones: quelle, quelles, quels === Determiner === quel m (feminine quelle, masculine plural quels, feminine plural quelles) 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 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): équel (Louisiana, Cajun) === Pronoun === quel m (feminine quelle, masculine plural quels, feminine plural quelles) (interrogative) what Quel est son nom? ― What is his name? ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === qui quoi === Further reading === “quel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkwel/ Rhymes: -el Hyphenation: quél === Determiner === quel apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant (except impure s, gn, pn, ps, x, z) == Middle French == === Alternative forms === q̃l (abbreviation) === Etymology === From Old French quel, from Latin quālis, quālem. === Adjective === quel m (feminine singular quelle, masculine plural quelz, feminine plural quelles) which ==== Descendants ==== French: quel == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin quālis, quālem. === Adjective === quel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular quele) which ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: quelFrench: quel == Romansh == === Etymology === Contracted from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille. === Determiner === quel m (feminine quella) that == Spanish == === Pronoun === quel obsolete spelling of cual