quei

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Bourguignon

Etymology

From Old French quel, from Latin quālis, quālem.

Adjective

quei (feminine singular quei or quâle, masculine plural queis, feminine plural queis or quâles)

  1. which
    Quei janre de livre veus-tu aichetai ?
    Which kind of book do you want to buy?
  2. (exclamative) what
    Quei caitaistrôphe !
    What a catastrophe!

Pronoun

quei (feminine singular quei or quâle, masculine plural queis, feminine plural queis or quâles)

  1. (rare) what
    Quei ât son nom ?
    What is his name?

Derived terms

  • douquei
  • lequei
  • auquei

See also

Italian

Determiner

quei m pl

  1. plural of quel

Usage notes

  • Before an impure s, gn, pn, ps, x, y, z, and vowel, and also with the plural noun dei, use quegli instead.

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Italic *kʷoi, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷis.

    Adjective

    quei m (Old Latin)

    1. (interrogative) who, what, that, which

    Pronoun

    quei

    1. (relative) who, what, that, which

    Descendants

    • Latin: quī

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