coster
See also: Coster
English edit
Noun edit
coster (plural costers)
- Clipping of costermonger.
- 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.
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Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
coster (feminine costera, masculine plural costers, feminine plural costeres)
Noun edit
coster m (plural costers)
Further reading edit
- “coster” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Ladin edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnstāre, present active infinitive of cōnstō.
Verb edit
coster
- To cost
Conjugation edit
- Ladin conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of coster (first conjugation)
infinitive | coster, costé | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avei | gerund | costan | |||
past participle | costé | |||||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | ie | tu | el / ela | nos | vos | ei / eles |
present | coste, costeie | costes, costeies | costa, costeia, costea | coston | costeis | costa, costeia |
imperfect | costove | costoves | costova | costovan | costovais | costova |
future | costaré | costaras | costarà | costaron | costareis | costarà |
subjunctive | che ie | che tu | che el / ela | che nos | che vos | che ei / eles |
present | coste, costeie | costes, costeies | coste, costeie | coston | costeis | coste |
imperfect | costasse | costasses | costassa | costassan | costassais | costassa |
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – |
— | costa, costeia | — | coston | costede | — |
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin cōnstāre, present active infinitive of cōnstō.
Verb edit
coster
- to cost (have a certain cost)
Conjugation edit
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of coster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | coster | avoir costé | |||||
gerund | en costant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | costant | ||||||
past participle | costé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | cost | costes | coste | costons | costez | costent |
imperfect | costoie, costeie, costoe, costeve | costoies, costeies, costoes, costeves | costoit, costeit, costot, costeve | costiiens, costiens | costiiez, costiez | costoient, costeient, costoent, costevent | |
preterite | costai | costas | costa | costames | costastes | costerent | |
future | costerai | costeras | costera | costerons | costeroiz, costereiz, costerez | costeront | |
conditional | costeroie, costereie | costeroies, costereies | costeroit, costereit | costeriiens, costeriens | costeriiez, costeriez | costeroient, costereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | cost | coz | cost | costons | costez | costent |
imperfect | costasse | costasses | costast | costissons, costissiens | costissoiz, costissez, costissiez | costassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | coste | — | costons | costez | — |