coisa

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Dalmatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably from Vulgar Latin *eccum sīc. Compare Italian così, Istriot cussèi, Venetian cusì, Friulian cussì.

Adverb[edit]

coisa

  1. so
  2. as, like
  3. like this/that

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkoj.zɐ/ [ˈkoɪ̯.zɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkoj.za/ [ˈkoɪ̯.za]

  • Rhymes: -ojzɐ
  • Hyphenation: coi‧sa

Etymology 1[edit]

Alteration of cousa, from Old Galician-Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa (“cause, reason”), in Later and Vulgar Latin meaning "thing". Doublet of causa, a learned borrowing. Compare Galician cousa, Spanish, Italian, and Catalan cosa, and French chose.

Noun[edit]

coisa f (plural coisas)

  2. thing (a physical object, entity or situation)
    Aconteceu uma coisa bastante estranha ontem à noite. ― A very strange thing happened last night.
    Comprei umas coisas com o salário desse mês. ― I bought some stuff with this month’s salary.
  4. thingamajig; gizmo, thingy (something whose name is unknown)
    Synonyms: (Brazil) troço, (Brazil) treco, (Brazil) negócio, (Brazil) bagulho, (Brazil) bagaça, (Brazil) trem, (Brazil) pira, (Portugal) cena, bang
    Dá-me aquela coisa. ― Hand that thing over to me.
Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:coisa.

Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Kabuverdianu: kusa
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: kusa
  • Macanese: cuza, ancusa
  • Papiamentu: kousa

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

coisa

  1. inflection of coisar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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