cò

cò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Occitan

Etymology

Possibly from Latin casa (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔ]

Preposition

cò

1. at

   en cò sieu ― at (his/her) home

2. in

   en cò nòstre ― in individual/local trials

3. among

   a cò de las graminèas ― among the grasses

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Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ/

Noun

cò m

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷēs (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰoː]

Pronoun

cò

1. who

   Cò e? ― Who is he?

   Cò i? ― Who is she?

   Cò e seo? ― Who is this?

Usage notes

• If followed by the future tense, the relative future tense is used.

  Cò a ruitheas as luaithe? ― Who will run the fastest?

Derived terms

• ge be cò

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɔ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɔ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɔ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) cò • (鸜, 𪂮, 𪂯, 𪂲, 𫛈)

1. stork (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae)
2. egret
3. (colloquial, slightly childish) penis, pee-pee

Noun

(classifier tên, thằng, gã) cò • (鸜, 𪂮, 𪂯, 𪂲, 𫛈)

1. (informal, chiefly derogatory) a broker (mediator between a buyer and seller), especially a deceptive one

Etymology 3

Abbreviated from cò my xe, from French commissaire[1]

Noun

(classifier ông) cò

1. (obsolete) chief of police, head of police, superintendent
   • Tú Xương, "Ông Cò (Mister Superintendent / Monsieur le Commissaire)", Thơ Trần Tế Xương; published in 1998 by NXB Văn hoá - Thông tin (Culture & Information Publisher)

     Hà Nam danh giá nhất ông cò; Trông thấy ai ai chẳng dám ho.

     Hà Nam's most honoured person, Monsieur le Commissaire; Upon seeing him, cough none dares.

References

1. Chéon, A. (1905) Recueil de cent textes annamites, p. xv

Noun

cò • (瞿)

1. a trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)

   bóp cò ― to pull the trigger