coas
See also: COAS
English
Noun
coas
- plural of coa
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology 1
From contraction of preposition con (“with”) + feminine plural definite article as (“the”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkäːs̺/
Contraction
coas f pl (masculine co, feminine coa, masculine plural cos)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔɐs̺/
Verb
coas
- second-person singular present indicative of coar
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- co'as (pre-standardization spelling, now proscribed)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (unstressed) /kwas/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (unstressed) /kwaʃ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (unstressed) /kwɐʃ/
- Hyphenation: co‧as
Contraction
coas f pl
- (chiefly poetic) contraction of com + as, literally “with the”: feminine plural of co
- Synonym: cas (colloquial)
Usage notes
Although superseded in the first spelling reforms of Portuguese, the spellings c'o, c'os, co'a, co'as are often still used in poetic works in order to make the contraction transparent.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐs/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐʃ/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).as/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).as]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐʃ/
- Rhymes: -oɐs, -owɐs
- Hyphenation: co‧as
Noun
coas
- plural of coa
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐs/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐʃ/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).as/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).as]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐʃ/
- Rhymes: -oɐs, -owɐs
- Hyphenation: co‧as
Noun
coas
- plural of coa
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐs/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɐs]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐʃ/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɐʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).as/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).as]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko.ɐʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈko(w).ɐʃ/
- Rhymes: -oɐs, -owɐs
- Hyphenation: co‧as
Verb
coas
- second-person singular present indicative of coar
Spanish
Noun
coas f pl
- plural of coa