colher
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colher
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin colligere (“to collect, to gather”).
Pronunciation
Verb
colher
Conjugation
Conjugation of colher (regular)
Note: The verbs marked with an asterisk (*) were conjugated accordingly to the Old Galician-Portuguese conjugation system, given that there are no records of their usages.
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| infinitive | colher | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | colhendo | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | colhido, colheito | colhidos, colheitos | |||||
| feminine | colhida, colheita | colhidas, colheitas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |
| present | colho | colhes | colhe | colhemos | colhedes | colhen | |
| imperfect | colhia | colhias | colhia | colhiamos | colhiades | colhian | |
| preterite | colhi | colheste | colheu | colhemos | colhestes | colheron | |
| pluperfect | colhera | colheras | colhera | colheramos | colherades | colheran | |
| future | colherei | colherás | colherá | colheremos | colheredes | colherán | |
| conditional | colheria | colherias | colheria | colheriamos | colheriades | colherian | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |
| present | colha | colhas | colha | colhamos | colhades | colhan | |
| preterite | colhesse | colhesses | colhesse | colhêssemos | colhêssedes | colhessen | |
| future | colher | colheres | colher | colhermos | colherdes | colheren | |
| imperative | — | tu | vossa mercee | nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
— | |
| affirmative | — | colhe | colha | colhamos | colhedes | — | |
| negative | — | colhas | colha | colhamos | colhades | — | |
| personal infinitive | eu | tu | el~ele ela vossa mercee |
nós nós outros nós outras |
vós vós outros vós outras |
eles elas | |
| colher | colheres | colher | colhermos | colherdes | colheren | ||
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese cullar, collar, from Latin cochleārem (“spoon”). The Old Portuguese word was influenced by Old French cuiller (French cuiller / cuillère), from the same Latin root. Cognate with Galician culler, French cuillère, Spanish cuchara, Catalan cullera. Compare with caracol (“snail”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: co‧lher
Noun
colher f (plural colheres)
- spoon (eating utensil)
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese colher, from Latin colligere (“to collect, to gather”). Compare also the borrowed doublets coligir and coligar. Cognate with Galician coller, Asturian coyer, and Spanish coger.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: co‧lher
Verb
colher (first-person singular present colho, first-person singular preterite colhi, past participle colhido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of colher (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)