correu

See also: corréu

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French corlieu (“messenger”), altered due to influence from córrer (“to run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈrɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [koˈrɛw]

Noun

correu m (plural correus)

1. mail, post

   Synonyms: correspondència, missatge, posta

2. Ellipsis of correu electrònic (“email”).

   Synonym: email

   gràcies pel teu correu ― thanks for your email

3. (usually in the plural) post office

Derived terms

• correu electrònic

Descendants

• → Spanish: correo
  • >? Portuguese: correio

Noun

correu m or f by sense (plural correus)

1. messenger

   Synonyms: carter, missatger

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kuˈrɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koˈrəw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koˈrew]

Verb

correu

1. inflection of córrer:
   1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person plural imperative

Further reading

• “correu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “correu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “correu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Galician

Verb

correu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of correr

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁew/ [koˈheʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /koˈʁew/ [koˈheʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koˈʁew/ [koˈχeʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈʁew/

Verb

correu

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of correr