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cote
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /k??t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ko?t/
Etymology 1
From the Old English cote, the feminine form of cot (“small house”); doublet of cot (in the sense of “cottage”) and more distantly related to cottage. Cognate to Dutch kot.
Noun
cote (plural cotes)
- A cottage or hut.
- A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
Synonyms
- shed
Related terms
- dovecote
- sheepcote
Etymology 2
See quote.
Verb
cote (third-person singular simple present cotes, present participle coting, simple past and past participle coted)
- Obsolete form of quote.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Nicholas Udall to this entry?)
Etymology 3
Probably related to French côté (“side”) via Middle French costé.
Verb
cote (third-person singular simple present cotes, present participle coting, simple past and past participle coted)
- To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before.
- 1825, Walter Scott, The Talisman, A. and C. Black (1868), 37:
- [...]strength to pull down a bull—swiftness to cote an antelope.
- 1825, Walter Scott, The Talisman, A. and C. Black (1868), 37:
Anagrams
- Ceto, OTEC, ecto-
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?t/
Etymology 1
From Late Latin quota, from Latin quotus
Noun
cote f (plural cotes)
- call number
- ratings, popularity, approval rating (of a politician)
- (architecture) dimension
- (finance, stock market) quote
- (horse racing, gambling) odds
- (finance) tax assessment
Synonyms
- (tax assessment): quote-part
Derived terms
- avoir la cote
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
cote
- inflection of coter:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Etymology
From Latin c?tem, accusative of c?s.
Noun
cote f (plural coti)
- sharpening stone
- hone
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?ko?.te/, [?ko?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?ko.te/, [?k??t??]
Noun
c?te
- ablative singular of c?s
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old French cote, cotte, from Latin cotta, from Proto-Germanic *kuttô.
Alternative forms
- coote, coete, coyt, kote, coot, koote
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??t(?)/
Noun
cote (plural cotes)
- A coat, especially one worn as an undergarment or a base layer.
- A coat or gown bearing somebody's heraldic symbols.
- A coating or external layer; that which surrounds the outside of something.
Related terms
- cote armure
Descendants
- English: coat
- Scots: coat
References
- “c?te, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-17.
Etymology 2
Unknown; probably related to Dutch koet.
Alternative forms
- coote, koote, kuytt, cute, kote
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ko?t(?)/
Noun
cote (plural cootes)
- coot (Fulica atra)
- seagull (bird of the family Laridae)
Descendants
- English: coot
- Scots: cuit
References
- “c??te, n.(4).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-17.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
cote m
- definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
cote m
- definite singular of rev (Etymology 1)
Old French
Noun
cote f (oblique plural cotes, nominative singular cote, nominative plural cotes)
- Alternative form of cotte
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- cate, catte
Etymology
co (“how”) +? de (“from it”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kod?e/
Particle
cote
- of what sort is…?
- what is…?
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 12c36
- c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 12c36
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “cote”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, ?ISBN, §§ 462, 466
Portuguese
Verb
cote
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cotar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cotar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cotar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cotar
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stall
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /st??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- (US) IPA(key): /st?l/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /st?l/
Etymology 1
From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
- (countable) A compartment for a single animal in a stable or cattle shed.
- Synonym: boose
- A stable; a place for cattle.
- A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise are exposed for sale.
- (countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
- He looked in vain into the stalls for the butcher who had sold fresh meat twice a week, on market days [...]
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars:
- A very small room used for a shower or a toilet.
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- Rabbit eases from the king-size bed, goes into their bathroom with its rose-colored one-piece Fiberglas tub and shower stall, and urinates into the toilet of a matching rose porcelain.
- 1990, John Updike, Rabbit at Rest:
- (countable) A seat in a theatre close to and (about) level with the stage; traditionally, a seat with arms, or otherwise partly enclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.
- (aeronautics) Loss of lift due to an airfoil's critical angle of attack being exceeded.
- (Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.
- A seat in a church, especially one next to the chancel or choir, reserved for church officials and dignitaries.
- A church office that entitles the incumbent to the use of a church stall.
- 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
- When he had been some months installed there as a priest-in-charge, he received a prebendal stall, thanks to the same patrons, in the collegiate church of Sainte-Croix.
- 1910 [1840], Alexandre Dumas, père, translator not mentioned, Celebrated Crimes: Urbain Grandier, P. F. Collier edition,
- A sheath to protect the finger.
- (mining) The space left by excavation between pillars.
- (Canada) A parking stall; a space for a vehicle in a parking lot or parkade.
Derived terms
- deep stall
- shock stall
Translations
Related terms
- stall-fed
- orchestra stalls
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
- (transitive) To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- (intransitive) To come to a standstill.
- (transitive) To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- 1884, Edward Everett Hale, The Fortunes of Rachel:
- His horses had been stalled in the snow.
- 1884, Edward Everett Hale, The Fortunes of Rachel:
- (intransitive, of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- (transitive, automotive) To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- (intransitive, aviation) To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (transitive, aviation) To cause to exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- (obsolete) To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
- (obsolete) To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- (obsolete) To be tired of eating, as cattle.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- not to be stall'd by my report
- 1636, Philip Massinger, The Bashful Lover
- To keep close; to keep secret.
Derived terms
- forestall
- stall for time
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English stallen (“to abide, dwell, place in a location, stop, come to a standstill”), partly from Old French estaler, ultimately from the same origin as Etymology 1 (see above); and partly from Middle English stalle (“fixed position, stall”).
Noun
stall (plural stalls)
- An action that is intended to cause or actually causes delay.
- His encounters with security, reception, the secretary, and the assistant were all stalls until the general manager's attorney arrived.
Translations
Verb
stall (third-person singular simple present stalls, present participle stalling, simple past and past participle stalled)
- (transitive) To employ delaying tactics against.
- He stalled the creditors as long as he could.
- (intransitive) To employ delaying tactics.
- Soon it became clear that she was stalling to give him time to get away.
Synonyms
- (transitive): delay, postpone, put off
- (intransitive): delay, penelopize, procrastinate
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “stall”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- talls
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr
Noun
stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural staller, definite plural stallene)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
Derived terms
- lokomotivstall
References
- “stall” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr
Noun
stall m (definite singular stallen, indefinite plural stallar, definite plural stallane)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
Derived terms
- lokomotivstall
References
- “stall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stalder, from Old Norse stallr.
Pronunciation
Noun
stall n
- stable, building for housing horses
- a team in certain sports, in particular racing.
- bridge (of a violin etc.)
Declension
Descendants
- ? Finnish: talli
- ? Ingrian: talli
Anagrams
- talls
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse stallr, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.
Noun
stall m (definite singular stalln, definite plural stalla)
- a stable (building where horses are housed)
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