quegli

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Determiner

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quegli m pl

  1. masculine plural of quello
Usage notes
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  • Used before a vowel or an impure consonant.

Etymology 2

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From Old Italian quelli, via palatalization of /ll/ before /i/ (cf. begli < belli), from Vulgar Latin *eccum illī, alternative nominative singular of Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, from Latin eccum + ille.

Alternative forms

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Pronoun

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quegli m

  1. (archaic) used to refer to someone distant in terms of space or time from the speaker; that (person) (as a subject)