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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French cotoun, coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun), variants of Arabic قُطْن (quṭn); see cotton for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
coton m (plural cotons)
- cotton (material)
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French cotoun, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطْن (quṭn, “cotton”). Compare aketon.
Pronunciation
Noun
coton (uncountable)
- cotton (fiber of Gossypium spp.)
- (Late Middle English) cotton fabric
- (rare) cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)
Descendants
References
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French coton.
Noun
coton n (uncountable)
- cotton (string)
Declension
declension of coton (singular only)
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singular
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indefinite articulation
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definite articulation
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| nominative/accusative
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(un) coton
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cotonul
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| genitive/dative
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(unui) coton
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cotonului
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cotonule
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Zacatlán-Ahuacatlán-Tepetzintla Nahuatl
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cotón, from French coton, from Italian cotone, from Arabic قُطُن (quṭun).
Compare Highland Puebla Nahuatl coto̱n, Morelos Nahuatl koton, Tetelcingo Nahuatl icotu.
Noun
coton
- Shirt.
References
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C. (2006) “Tlen ica se motlaquentia”, in Pequeño diccionario ilustrado: Náhuatl de los municipios de Zacatlán, Tepetzintla y Ahuacatlán, segunda edición edition, Tlalpan, D.F. México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 19