name
Meaning 1
A surname from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
cote
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kəʊt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /koʊt/
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rhymes with -əʊt
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rhymes with -oʊt
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homophone: coat
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CMU ARPABET: K OW1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A cottage or hut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A small structure built to contain domesticated animals such as sheep, pigs or pigeons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
Obsolete form of quote.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 5
To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Examples
- A dog cotes a hare.
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noun
Meaning 6
a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: shelter
History
Etymology
From French Côté, from Latin costa.
From Middle English cote, 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.
See quote.
Probably related to French côté (“side”) via Middle French costé.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: Côté — Translations