coberto

Galician

Participle

coberto (feminine coberta, masculine plural cobertos, feminine plural cobertas)

1. past participle of cubrir
2. past participle of cobrir

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese coberto, from Latin coopertus, perfect passive participle of cooperiō (“to cover wholly”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛʁ.tu/ [koˈbɛh.tu], /kuˈbɛʁ.tu/ [kuˈbɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛʁ.tu/ [koˈbɛh.tu], /kuˈbɛʁ.tu/ [kuˈbɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛɾ.tu/, /kuˈbɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛʁ.tu/ [koˈbɛχ.tu], /kuˈbɛʁ.tu/ [kuˈbɛχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈbɛɾ.tu/ [kuˈβɛɾ.tu]

• Hyphenation: co‧ber‧to

Participle

coberto (feminine coberta, masculine plural cobertos, feminine plural cobertas)

1. past participle of cobrir

Adjective

coberto (feminine coberta, masculine plural cobertos, feminine plural cobertas)

1. covered (overlaid with something)

   Um campo coberto por geada. ― A field covered by frost.

   1. covered by blankets

      No inverno é necessário dormir coberto. ― One must sleep covered by blankets during winter.

      Antonym: descoberto

   2. (of an area) having a roof above

      Uma garagem coberta. ― A roofed garage.

      Antonym: descoberto

   3. having many things on top

      Chão coberto de poeira. ― Floor covered with dust.

      Pasto coberto de vacas. ― Pasture covered with cows.

      Synonym: cheio, repleto

2. (of food) iced (covered with icing)
3. (of a debt) paid

   Synonyms: liquidado, pago, quitado

4. (of a cheque) not bounced; not dishonoured; whose account has sufficient funds

   Antonym: sem fundo

5. insured (covered by an insurance policy)

   Synonyms: assegurado, protegido, segurado

   Antonym: desassegurado

6. (of a farm animal) pregnant

   Synonym: prenhe

Derived terms

• a coberto
• a coberto de
• pôr a coberto

 

Related terms

• coberta
• cobertamente
• cobertor
• cobertura
• cobrimento
• cobrir
• descoberto

 

Etymology 2

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛʁ.tu/ [koˈbɛh.tu], /kuˈbɛʁ.tu/ [kuˈbɛh.tu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛʁ.tu/ [koˈbɛh.tu], /kuˈbɛʁ.tu/ [kuˈbɛh.tu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛɾ.tu/, /kuˈbɛɾ.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛʁ.tu/ [koˈbɛχ.tu], /kuˈbɛʁ.tu/ [kuˈbɛχ.tu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈbɛɻ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈbeɾ.tu/ [kuˈβeɾ.tu], /kuˈbɛɾ.tu/ [kuˈβɛɾ.tu]

• Hyphenation: co‧ber‧to

Noun

coberto m (plural cobertos)

1. cover