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

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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

• qualvoll
• Todesqual

Related terms

• quälen

Further reading

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