qualea

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently a Latinization of Old French quaille.

Noun

qualea f (genitive qualeae); first declension (zoology)

  1. synonym of coturnix: quail.

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative qualea qualeae
genitive qualeae qualeārum
dative qualeae qualeīs
accusative qualeam qualeās
ablative qualeā qualeīs
vocative qualea qualeae

Descendants

  • Latin: quelea (disputed)

References

  • "quelea, n.", in the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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