English

Noun

quale ‎(plural qualia)

1. A property considered separately from a thing having that property.
   • 2011, A Short Stay in **** by Steven L. Peck

     I was more like a vegetable than a person—with my consciousness only a shadow of self-awareness, only a dim sense of qualia penetrated my mental haze.

Anagrams

• equal

Ido

Etymology

From quala +‎ -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.le/, /ˈkwa.lɛ/

Adverb

quale

1. (interrogative adverb) how, as, like

   Explikez quale vu facis ol.‎

   Explain how you did it.

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

Etymology

From Latin quālis, quālem.

Adjective

quale m and f (plural: quali; poetic or archaic, before consonant: quai, quà)

1. (in a question) what?

   Quale uomo era? - what man was it?

2. (in choosing options) which?

   Quale macchina preferisci? - Which car do you prefer?

3. (in an exclamation) what

   Quale fortuna! - What luck!

Synonyms

• (in a question): che
• (in an exclamation): che

Pronoun

quale

1. which ... ?
   • Quale dei tre è il più grande? - Which of the three is biggest?

Derived terms

• il quale relative pronoun

Adverb

quale

1. as

   quale amico - as a friend

Synonyms

• come

Related terms

• qualche
• qualcosa
• qualcuno
• qualità
• qualsiasi
• qualunque

Latin

Pronoun

quale

1. nominative neuter singular of quālis
2. accusative neuter singular of quālis
3. vocative neuter singular of quālis