côte

See also: Cote, Coté, Côte, Côté, coté, côté, cò'tə̀, коте, котэ, こうて, こて, and コテ

French

Etymology

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Latin costabor.

Old French coste

Middle French coste

French côte

Inherited from Middle French coste, from Old French coste, borrowed from Latin costa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kot/

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Noun

côte f (plural côtes)

1. rib (bone)
2. hill, slope
3. coast

Derived terms

• côte à côte
• Côte d'Azur
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Côte d'Or
• côtier
• démarrage en côte
• entrecôte

Related terms

• accoster
• côté
• intercostal

Descendants

• ⇒ Mauritian Creole: lakot

Further reading

• “côte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Norman

Etymology

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Latin costabor.

Old French coste

Norman côte

Inherited from Old French coste, borrowed from Latin costa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

côte f (plural côtes)

1. (Jersey, geography) coast
2. (Jersey) rib

Derived terms

• La Côte (“Gaspé”)
• Côte d'Iviéthe (“Ivory Coast”)