coes

See also: COEs and -ções

Galician

Verb

coes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of coar

Portuguese

Verb

coes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of coar

Scots

Noun

coes

1. plural of coe

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh coes, probably from Proto-Brythonic *koɨs, from Proto-Celtic *koxsā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-. Cognate with Old Irish cos (“leg”) and Latin coxa (“hip”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /koːɨ̯s/
• (South Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA^(key): /kɔi̯s/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /koːs/

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• Rhymes: -oːɨ̯s

Noun

coes f or m (plural coesau, diminutive coesen or coesyn)

1. (anatomy) leg, shank
2. leg (of table, chair, etc.), handle, haft or helve (of brush, axe, hammer, scythe, spade, broom, etc.); stem of pipe
3. stalk, stem, pedicle

   Synonym: coesyn

Derived terms

• coesgam (“bowlegged”)
• coesgoch (“red-legged”)
• ungoes (“one-legged”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
coes	goes	nghoes	choes
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “coes”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies