correu
See also: corréu
Catalan
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French corlieu (“messenger”), altered due to influence from córrer (“to run”).
Pronunciation
Noun
correu m (plural correus)
- mail, post
- Synonyms: correspondència, missatge, posta
- ellipsis of correu electrònic (“email”)
- Synonym: email
- gràcies pel teu correu ― thanks for your email
- (usually in the plural) post office
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
correu m or f by sense (plural correus)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
correu
- inflection of córrer:
- second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person plural imperative
Further reading
- “correu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “correu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “correu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
Galician
Verb
correu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of correr
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /koˈʁew/ [koˈheʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /koˈʁew/ [koˈχeʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kuˈʁew/
Verb
correu
- third-person singular preterite indicative of correr