cot

See also cốt, cót, and çot

Translingual

Symbol

cot

1. A symbol of the trigonometric function cotangent.

Synonyms

• ctn

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English

Etymology

From Hindi

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɒt/
• (US) IPA: /kɑt/
• (US-Northern Cities Vowel Shift) IPA: /kat/

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• Rhymes: -ɒt

Noun

cot (plural cots)

1. (US) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes; a camp bed.
2. (nautical) A wooden bed frame, slung by its corners from a beam, in which officers slept before the introduction of bunks.
3. A crib (child's bed).
4. A finger cover used to prevent static discharge.
5. (archaic) A cottage or small homestead.
   • 1898 Ethna Carbery. Roddy McCorley (poem).

     Oh, see the fleet-foot hosts of men who speed with faces wan / From farmstead and from thresher's cot along the banks of Ban

Translations

portable or temporary bed

Bulgarian: походно легло (bg) n. Finnish: varavuode (fi); heteka (fi), pukkisänky (fi) (specific types); lisävuode (fi) (hotel); kenttävuode (fi) (military) French: lit de camp (fr) m.

German: Feldbett (de) Italian: branda (it), lettino da campo (it) Russian: койка (ru) f.

nautical:wooden bed frame

Bulgarian: койка (bg) f.

bed for children

Bulgarian: детско креватче (bg) Finnish: lastensänky (fi), vauvasänky; pinnasänky (fi) French: lit de bébé (fr) m. German: Kinderbett

Norwegian: barneseng (no), sprinkelseng (no) Russian: детская кроватка f. Spanish: cuna (es) f. Welsh: preseb (cy)

finger cover

Italian: ditale (it) m.

homestead

Bulgarian: колиба (bg) f. Finnish: mökki (fi)

Italian: casolare (it), capanna (it) f., casupola (it) f. Manx: cott (gv)

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Spanish: catre m., cama plegable f.

Anagrams

• CTO
• Oct, Oct.
• OTC
• TCO
• TOC

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Aromanian

Etymology

From Latin cubitum.

Noun

cot

1. elbow

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Old English

Noun

cot n. (nominative plural cotas)

1. cottage

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin cubitum.

Noun

cot n. (plural coate)

1. elbow
2. (m., plural coturi) corner
3. (n., plural coți) old unit of length, approx. 2 feet

Derived terms

• coti