coes

See also: COEs

Galician

Verb

coes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of coar

Portuguese

Verb

coes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of coar

Scots

Noun

coes

  1. 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
  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /koːɨ̯s/
  • (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kɔi̯s/
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  • Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s

Noun

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

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
coes goes nghoes choes
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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
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