qualea

Latin

Alternative forms

• qualia, quaquilia

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.