quelque

From quel +‎ que.

• IPA^(key): /kɛlk/, /kɛl.kə/, (colloquial) /kɛk/

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quelque m or f (plural quelques)

1. some (singular)

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

When followed by un or une, the final e is elided, resulting in quelqu'un and quelqu'une. Elision before autre, resulting in quelqu'autre was once officially permitted, but is now proscribed in favor of quelque autre.

• Haitian Creole: kèk

• “quelque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012