Qual

See also: qual, QUAL, quál, and qual'

English

Noun

Qual (plural Quals)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of qual.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German quāle, from Old High German quāla, from Proto-West Germanic *kwālu, from Proto-Germanic *kwēlō. Cognate with Dutch kwaal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvaːl/, [kʰʋäːl]
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Noun

Qual f (genitive Qual, plural Qualen)

  1. agony, anguish, torment, torture (that one suffers)

Declension

Declension of Qual [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Qual die Qualen
genitive einer der Qual der Qualen
dative einer der Qual den Qualen
accusative eine die Qual die Qualen

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Qual” in Duden online
  • “Qual” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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