cotte

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cotte, from Old French cote, Latin cotta, Proto-Germanic *kuttô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔt

Noun

cotte f (plural cottes)

  1. (historical) coat, tunic
  2. (archaic) petticoat
  3. overalls

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Persian: کت (kot)

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔt.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɔtte
  • Hyphenation: còt‧te

Adjective

cotte

  1. feminine plural of cotto

Noun

cotte f pl

  1. plural of cotta

Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta, from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”).

Noun

cotte f (plural cottes)

  1. (Guernsey) coat

Etymology 2

From Old Northern French cote, cot (“hut”), from Old Norse kot (“hut”) and/or Frankish *kotu (“shed”), from Proto-Germanic *kutą, *kutō (“tent, stall, shed, hut”), from Proto-Indo-European *gewd- (“to stretch, curve, vault”).

Noun

cotte f (plural cottes)

  1. (Jersey) pigsty
  2. (Jersey) cave
Synonyms

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin cotta, Proto-Germanic *kuttô.

Noun

cotte oblique singular, f (oblique plural cottes, nominative singular cotte, nominative plural cottes)

  1. overshirt, tunic

Descendants

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