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Galician
Verb
coes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of coar
Portuguese
Verb
coes
- second-person singular present subjunctive of coar
Scots
Noun
coes
- plural of coe
Welsh
Etymology
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
Noun
coes f or m (plural coesau, diminutive coesen or coesyn)
- (anatomy) leg, shank
- leg (of table, chair, etc.), handle, haft or helve (of brush, axe, hammer, scythe, spade, broom, etc.); stem of pipe
- stalk, stem, pedicle
- Synonym: coesyn
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
- 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