See also: COEs and -ções

Galician

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Verb

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coes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of coar

Portuguese

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Verb

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coes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of coar

Scots

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Noun

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coes

  1. plural of coe

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Middle Welsh coes, probably from Proto-Brythonic *koɨs, from Proto-Celtic *koxsā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-. Cognate with Old Irish cos (leg) and Latin coxa (hip).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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coes f or m (plural coesau, diminutive coesen or coesyn)

  1. (anatomy) leg, shank
  2. leg (of table, chair, etc.), handle, haft or helve (of brush, axe, hammer, scythe, spade, broom, etc.); stem of pipe
  3. stalk, stem, pedicle
    Synonym: coesyn

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutated forms of coes
radical soft nasal aspirate
coes goes nghoes choes

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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