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.

Case	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.