coes
See also: COEs
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coes
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coes
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Noun edit
coes
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /koːɨ̯s/
- (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /kɔi̯s/
- (South Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /koːs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s
Noun edit
coes f or m (plural coesau, diminutive coesen or coesyn)
- (anatomy) leg, shank
- leg (of table, chair, etc.), handle, haft or helve (of brush, axe, hammer, scythe, spade, broom, etc.); stem of pipe
- stalk, stem, pedicle
- Synonym: coesyn
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Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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 edit
- 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