coutar

Galician

Etymology

From couto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kowˈtaɾ]

Verb

1. to stop, to detain, to restrain, to hold back
   • 1840, Florencio Pol, Á memoria dun amigo santiagués:

     recólle co teu esprito, amigo amado,

     estas vagoas que non podo coutar

     catch with your spirit, beloved friend,

     these tears I cannot hold back

   Synonyms: parar, reter

2. to fence, to enclose
3. (folklore) to cure with traditional medicine and spells

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “coutar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coutar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coutar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coutar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) coūtar

1. first-person singular future active indicative of coūtor