conta

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See also: Conta, contá, and contâ

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

conta

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

Chinese Pidgin English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “From Portuguese conta?”

Noun[edit]

conta

  1. account
    • 1862, 唐景星 [Tong King-sing], 英語集全, volume 6, marginalia, page 56; republished as “Pidgin English texts from the Chinese English Instructor”, in Michelle Li, Stephen Matthews and Geoff P. Smith, editor, Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics[1], volume 10, number 1, 2005, pages 79-167:
      砵地米干打
      *but1 di6 mai5 gon1 daa2
      putee my conta
      put it in my own account

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

conta

  1. third-person singular past historic of conter

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Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

conta

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

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkon.ta/
  • Rhymes: -onta
  • Hyphenation: cón‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun[edit]

conta f (plural conte)

  1. count, counting
    Synonym: conteggio
  2. counting-out game

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

conta

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

Further reading[edit]

  • conta in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • conta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • conta in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • conta in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • conta in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • conta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Portuguese[edit]

contas (3)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: con‧ta

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from contar (to count).

Noun[edit]

conta f (plural contas)

  1. (mathematics) operation, calculation
    Synonyms: operação, equação
    Resolva essa conta: cinco mais sete.Do this calculation: five plus seven.
  2. account (a registration of someone’s permission to use a service, such as a bank or website)
    A minha conta não tem um centavo furado.My account doesn’t have a single penny.
  3. bead (small perforated object that can be threaded)
    O fio do colar estourou e as contas caíram no chão.The necklace’s string ripped and the beads fell on the ground. Synonym: miçanga
  4. bill; check (document that lists values to be paid)
    A conta de luz deu trezentos reais esse mês.The electricity bill was three hundred reais this month.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

conta

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

Further reading[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian contare, French compter, themselves from Latin computare (whence computa and cumpăta, borrowed and inherited doublets, respectively).

Verb[edit]

a conta (third-person singular present contează, past participle contat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive) to count (to be of significance; to matter), be an example of something
  2. (intransitive, a conta pe) to count on (rely on, trust, base on)

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Romansch[edit]

Verb[edit]

conta

  1. (Sursilvan) third-person singular present active indicative of cantar

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian giunta.

Noun[edit]

conta (definite accusative contayı, plural contalar)

  1. sealing ring, gasket (mechanical seal)

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative conta
Definite accusative contayı
Singular Plural
Nominative conta contalar
Definite accusative contayı contaları
Dative contaya contalara
Locative contada contalarda
Ablative contadan contalardan
Genitive contanın contaların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular contam contalarım
2nd singular contan contaların
3rd singular contası contaları
1st plural contamız contalarımız
2nd plural contanız contalarınız
3rd plural contaları contaları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular contamı contalarımı
2nd singular contanı contalarını
3rd singular contasını contalarını
1st plural contamızı contalarımızı
2nd plural contanızı contalarınızı
3rd plural contalarını contalarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular contama contalarıma
2nd singular contana contalarına
3rd singular contasına contalarına
1st plural contamıza contalarımıza
2nd plural contanıza contalarınıza
3rd plural contalarına contalarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular contamda contalarımda
2nd singular contanda contalarında
3rd singular contasında contalarında
1st plural contamızda contalarımızda
2nd plural contanızda contalarınızda
3rd plural contalarında contalarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular contamdan contalarımdan
2nd singular contandan contalarından
3rd singular contasından contalarından
1st plural contamızdan contalarımızdan
2nd plural contanızdan contalarınızdan
3rd plural contalarından contalarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular contamın contalarımın
2nd singular contanın contalarının
3rd singular contasının contalarının
1st plural contamızın contalarımızın
2nd plural contanızın contalarınızın
3rd plural contalarının contalarının

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