"qui" meaning in French

See qui in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ki/ Audio: Fr-Qui.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-qui.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|qui|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French qui, {{inh+|fr|frm|qui}} Inherited from Middle French qui, {{inh|fr|fro|qui}} Old French qui, {{inh|fr|la|quī}} Latin quī, {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}} Head templates: {{head|fr|conjunction}} qui
  1. (Louisiana, Cajun) if Tags: Louisiana
    Sense id: en-qui-fr-conj-k19oMZ1P Categories (other): Cajun French, Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header, French interrogative pronouns, French pronouns, French relative pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 81 8 11 Disambiguation of French interrogative pronouns: 49 26 26 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 52 25 23 Disambiguation of French relative pronouns: 63 20 17

Pronoun

IPA: /ki/ Audio: Fr-Qui.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-qui.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French qui, from Old French qui, from Latin quī. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|qui|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French qui, {{inh+|fr|frm|qui}} Inherited from Middle French qui, {{inh|fr|fro|qui}} Old French qui, {{inh|fr|la|quī}} Latin quī, {{dercat|fr|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}} Head templates: {{fr-pron}} qui
  1. (interrogative) who, whom Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-qui-fr-pron-PbefBgOU
  2. (relative) who, whom (after a preposition), which, that Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-qui-fr-pron-xG-Gei4X
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ce qui, n’importe qui, qui de droit, qui plus est, qui que ce puisse être, qui que ce pût être, qui que ce soit, qui sait, qu’est-ce qui

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "word": "qui"
}

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