"couter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈku.tə/ [UK], /ˈku.tɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-couter.wav Forms: couters [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English couter, said to be from an Anglo-French variant couter, cuter of continental French coudière, from coute (“elbow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couter}} Middle English couter, {{der|en|fr|coudière}} French coudière Head templates: {{en-noun}} couter (plural couters)
  1. (historical) A piece of armor which covers the elbow. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Armor Synonyms: coutere, cowter
    Sense id: en-couter-en-noun-CutlT1m9 Disambiguation of Armor: 97 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: couters [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from "Danubian-Gipsy cuta, gold coin", compare Romani kotor (“piece, fragment”), reportedly used for a guinea. Etymology templates: {{m+|rom|kotor||piece, fragment}} Romani kotor (“piece, fragment”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} couter (plural couters)
  1. (slang, obsolete) A sovereign (the coin). Tags: obsolete, slang Synonyms: cooter
    Sense id: en-couter-en-noun-4FEfrN2I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-couter.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} couter Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], couter [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], coutant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], couté [participle, past], coute [first-person, indicative, present, singular], coutes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], coute [indicative, present, singular, third-person], coutons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], coutez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], coutent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], coutais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], coutais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], coutait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], coutions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], coutiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], coutaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], coutai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], coutas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], couta [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], coutâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], coutâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], coutèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], couterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], couteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], coutera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], couterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], couterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], couteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], couterais [conditional, first-person, singular], couterais [conditional, second-person, singular], couterait [conditional, singular, third-person], couterions [conditional, first-person, plural], couteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], couteraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], coute [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], coutes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], coute [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], coutions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], coutiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], coutent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], coutasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], coutasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], coutât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], coutassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], coutassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], coutassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], coute [imperative, second-person, singular], coutons [first-person, imperative, plural], coutez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. post-1990 spelling of coûter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "third-person"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "couterait",
      "ipa": "/ku.tʁɛ/",
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    {
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    {
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    }
  ],
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      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "French first group verbs",
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        "French verbs",
        "French verbs with conjugation -er",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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          "coûter#French"
        ]
      ]
    }
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  ],
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}

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