coyer

See also: Coyer

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: coir

Adjective

coyer

1. comparative form of coy: more coy

Anagrams

• Corey, Royce

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin colligere, present active infinitive of colligō (“I collect, I gather”). Compare Spanish coger, Galician coller, Portuguese colher.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈʝeɾ/, [koˈʝeɾ]

Verb

coyer

1. to pick (fruit)
2. to hold, hold back
3. to grab, hold on to
4. to take, take hold of, grab
5. to get (gain possession of)
6. to pick up, gather up
7. to get, to fit (to be a suitable size)
8. to take up (space, time)
9. to get, to catch (an illness)
10. to set aside, put aside (time, resources)
11. to get on, get in (a vehicle)
12. to pick up (passengers)
13. to get, take (transport, a lift etc.)
14. to get, understand (information, a joke, a speech etc.)
15. to take on, hire (an employee)

Conjugation

Impersonal forms
Infinitive		coyer
Gerund		coyendo
Past participle		m coyíu, f coyida, n coyío, m pl coyíos, f pl coyíes
Personal forms
		yo	tu	él~elli/-a/-o	nosotros/-es~nós	vosotros/-es~vós	ellos/-es
Indicative	Present	cueyo	cueyes	cueye	coyemos	coyéis	cueyen
	Imperfect preterite	coyía	coyíes	coyía	coyíamos coyíemos	coyíais coyíeis	coyíen
	Perfect preterite	coyí	coyisti coyesti	coyó	coyimos coyemos	coyistis coyestis	coyeron
	Pluperfect preterite	coyera coyere	coyeras coyeres	coyera coyere	coyéramos coyéremos	coyerais coyereis	coyeran coyeren
		yo	tu	él~elli/-a/-o	nosotros/-es~nós	vosotros/-es~vós	ellos/-es
Subjunctive	Present	cueya	cueyas	cueya	coyamos	coyáis	cueyan
	Imperfect preterite	coyera coyere	coyeras coyeres	coyera coyere	coyéramos coyéremos	coyerais coyereis	coyeran coyeren
		yo	tu	él~elli/-a/-o	nosotros/-es~nós	vosotros/-es~vós	ellos/-es
Potential	Future	coyeré	coyerás	coyerá	coyeremos	coyeréis	coyerán
	Conditional	coyería	coyeríes	coyería	coyeríamos coyeríemos	coyeríais coyeríeis	coyeríen
		-	tu	vusté	nosotros/-es~nós	vosotros/-es~vós	vustedes
Imperative			cueyi coyi		vamos coyer	coyéi

Derived terms

• coyer el corazón nun puñu

Related terms

• acoyer
• collecha
• escoyer
• recoyer