quello
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *(ec)cu illu, which is a contracted form of Latin eccum + illum.[1]
Pronunciation
audio (file) - IPA(key): [ˈkwello]
Usage notes
Adjectival forms:
- quel: masculine singular before a consonant (except impure s, gn, pn, ps, x, z)
- quello: masculine singular before impure s, gn, pn, ps, x, z
- quell': masculine/feminine singular before a vowel or h
- quella: feminine singular before a consonant
- quei: masculine plural before a consonant (except impure s, gn, pn, ps, x, z)
- quegli: masculine plural before a vowel, impure s, gn, pn, ps, x, z
- quelle: feminine plural
See also
References
- Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, ISBN 88-15-08638-2, page 137
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