different between quave vs quale

English

Etymology

From Middle English quaven, cwavien (“to tremble”). More at quaver.

Verb

quave (third-person singular simple present quaves, present participle quaving, simple past and past participle quaved)

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To quiver or tremble.
   • 13??, William Langland, Piers Plowman

     The wal waggede and cleef, and al the world quaved.

Noun

quave (plural quaves)

1. A shaking; trembling.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw??l/, /?kwe?l/

Noun

quale (plural qualia)

1. (philosophy) An instance of subjective, conscious experience.
   • 2011, Steven L. Peck, A Short Stay in Hell

     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., equal, queal

Ido

Etymology

From quala +? -e.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kwa.le/, /?kwa.l?/

Adverb

quale

1. (interrogative adverb) how, as, like

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 qu?lis, qu?lem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kwa.le/
• Hyphenation: qua?le

Adjective

quale m or f (plural quali)

1. (question) what?

   Synonym: che

2. (in choosing options) which?

3. (exclamation) what

   Synonym: che

4. (in lists) such as, like

   Synonyms: come, tipo

Usage notes

• Poetic or archaic variants before consonant: quai, quà.

Pronoun

quale

1. which ... ?

Derived terms

• il quale (relative pronoun)

Adverb

quale

1. as

   Synonym: come

Related terms

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

Latin

Pronoun

qu?le

1. nominative neuter singular of qu?lis
2. accusative neuter singular of qu?lis
3. vocative neuter singular of qu?lis

Middle English

Noun

quale

1. Alternative form of whale