cò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Occitan

Etymology

Possibly from Latin casa (“house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɔ]

Preposition

cò

  1. at
    en cò sieu ― at (his/her) home
  2. in
    en cò nòstre ― in individual/local trials
  3. among
    a cò de las graminèas ― among the grasses

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ/

Noun

cò m

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēs (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʰoː]

Pronoun

cò

  1. who
    Cò e? ― Who is he?
    Cò i? ― Who is she?
    Cò e seo? ― Who is this?
    Cò leis thu? ― Who are your people?
  2. In conjunction with the preposition à: where ... from
    Cò às a tha thu? ― Where are you from?
    Cò am bad às a tha thu? ― Which part are you from?
    Cò às a thug thu an t-iomradh? ― Where have you rowed from?
  3. In conjunction with the prepositions ri or de: what
    Cò ris a tha e coltach? ― What is it like?
    Cò dheth a tha e air a dhèanamh? ― What is it made of?

Usage notes

Derived terms

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

(classifier con) cò • (鸜, 𪂮, 𪂯, 𪂲, 𫛈)

  1. stork (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae)
  2. egret
  3. (colloquial, slightly childish) penis, pee-pee

Noun

(classifier tên, thằng, gã) cò • (鸜, 𪂮, 𪂯, 𪂲, 𫛈)

  1. (informal, chiefly derogatory) a broker (mediator between a buyer and seller), especially a deceptive one

Etymology 3

Abbreviated from cò my xe, from French commissaire[1]

Noun

(classifier ông) cò

  1. (obsolete) chief of police, head of police, superintendent
    • Tú Xương, "Ông Cò (Mister Superintendent / Monsieur le Commissaire)", Thơ Trần Tế Xương; published in 1998 by NXB Văn hoá - Thông tin (Culture & Information Publisher)
      Hà Nam danh giá nhất ông cò; Trông thấy ai ai chẳng dám ho.
      Hà Nam's most honoured person, Monsieur le Commissaire; Upon seeing him, cough none dares.

References

  1. Chéon, A. (1905) Recueil de cent textes annamites, p. xv

Noun

cò • (瞿)

  1. a trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)
    bóp cò ― to pull the trigger
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.