coute

See also: couté, coûte, and coûté

French

Verb

coute

1. first-person singular present indicative of couter
2. third-person singular present indicative of couter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of couter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of couter
5. second-person singular imperative of couter

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Norman

Alternative forms

• kut (Sark)

Etymology

From Old French coute, code (“elbow”), from Latin cubitum, from cubō, cubāre (“lie down, recline”).

Noun

coute m (plural coutes)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey, anatomy) elbow

Derived terms

• l'ver l'coute (“to drink heavily”)

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Old French

Alternative forms

• code, cote, cute

Etymology

From Latin cubitum.

Noun

coute oblique singular, m (oblique plural coutes, nominative singular coutes, nominative plural coute)

1. elbow (anatomy)

Descendants

• French: coude
  • Haitian Creole: koud
• Norman: coute, kut (Sark)
• Walloon: keute