cosa

See also Cosa, and cósa

Asturian

Noun

cosa f (plural coses)

1. thing

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin causa. Cognate to Catalan causa.

Noun

cosa f (plural coses)

1. thing
2. affair, matter

Derived terms

• alguna cosa

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Galician

Verb

cosa

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of coser
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser

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Interlingua

Noun

cosa (plural cosas)

1. thing

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Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈkɔsˠə]

Noun

cosa f pl

1. nominative plural of cos
2. dative plural of cos

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
cosa	chosa	gcosa
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• (Northern Italy) IPA: [ˈkɔ.za], X-SAMPA: ["kO.za] (Central and Southern Italy, Standard) IPA: [ˈkɔ.sa]

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Noun

cosa f (plural cose)

1. thing, matter

Pronoun

cosa

1. what?
2. what!

Derived terms

• qualcosa
• che cosa

Anagrams

• caos
• caso

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Old French

Noun

cosa f (oblique plural cosas, nominative singular cosa, nominative plural cosas)

1. (very early Old French) Alternative form of cose.

Usage notes

• Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg

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Portuguese

Verb

cosa

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of coser
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of coser
3. first-person singular imperative of coser
4. third-person singular imperative of coser

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin causa. Cognates include French chose, Italian cosa, Portuguese coisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈkosa]

Noun

cosa f (plural cosas)

1. thing

Verb

cosa (infinitive coser)

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of coser.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of coser.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of coser.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of coser.