"lequel" meaning in All languages combined

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Pronoun [French]

IPA: /lə.kɛl/ Audio: Fr-lequel.ogg Forms: laquelle [feminine], lesquels [masculine, plural], lesquelles [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From le (“the”) + quel (“which”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|le|quel|t1=the|t2=which}} le (“the”) + quel (“which”) Head templates: {{fr-pron|m|f=laquelle|fp=lesquelles|mp=lesquels}} lequel m (feminine laquelle, masculine plural lesquels, feminine plural lesquelles)
  1. (relative, following a preposition) which, that, whom Tags: masculine, relative
    Sense id: en-lequel-fr-pron-S-uYvkfb
  2. (interrogative) which one Tags: interrogative, masculine
    Sense id: en-lequel-fr-pron-TtXkr73e Categories (other): French interrogative pronouns, French pronouns, French relative pronouns Disambiguation of French interrogative pronouns: 26 74 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 21 79 Disambiguation of French relative pronouns: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: auquel (alt: à + lequel), auxquels (alt: à + lesquels), auxquelles (alt: à + lesquelles), duquel (alt: de + lequel), desquels (alt: de + lesquels), desquelles (alt: de + lesquelles), n’importe lequel, celui
Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 0 0

Inflected forms

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