escotar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.kuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.koˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.koˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Etymology 1

From escot (“an individual's share of the cost”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

escotar (first-person singular present escoto, first-person singular preterite escotí, past participle escotat)

1. to pay one's share of the cost

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but possibly from cota (“coat of arms”), from the resemblance of the shape of early décolletage to the shape of the bottom of a coat of arms.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.kuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.koˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.koˈtaɾ]

Verb

escotar (first-person singular present escoto, first-person singular preterite escotí, past participle escotat)

1. to make clothing with décolletage that shows cleavage
2. to wear clothing with décolletage that shows cleavage
3. to remove the top portion of one's clothing

   Synonym: espitregar-se

Derived terms

• escot (“décolletage, cleavage”)

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Galician

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Catalan escotar, or directly from Old French escot (“payment”); from Proto-Germanic *skutą (“that which is thrown, shot, projectile, bullet, missile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɔˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to pay one's share of the cost.

Related terms

• escote

Etymology 2

From Galician-Portuguese escotar, already documented in the 13th century. Perhaps from cota (“chainmail”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskɔˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to make low-cut clothing.

Related terms

• escote

Etymology 3

Either from coto (“stump”), or from Proto-Germanic *skeutaną (“shoot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoˈtaɾ/

Verb

1. to trim; to prune; to cut out the tip of a plant.

Synonyms

• espodar

Related terms

• acotar (“to trim”)
• coto (“stump”)
• decotar (“to trim”)
• escote

References

• “escotar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
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• “escotar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• escoutar (Mistralian)

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *ascultāre, from Latin auscultāre, present active infinitive of auscultō (“I listen”). Compare Catalan escoltar, French écouter, Portuguese escutar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskuˈta/

Verb

escotar

1. to listen

Inflection

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		escotar			aver escotat
gerund		escotant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escotat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escoti	escotas	escota	escotam	escotatz	escotan
	imperfect	escotavi	escotavas	escotava	escotàvem	escotàvetz	escotavan
	preterite	escotèri	escotères	escotèt	escotèrem	escotèretz	escotèron
	future	escotarai	escotaràs	escotarà	escotarem	escotaretz	escotaràn
	conditional	escotariái	escotariás	escotariá	escotariam	escotariatz	escotarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escotèra	escotèras	escotèra	escoteram	escoteratz	escotèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escote	escotes	escote	escotem	escotetz	escoten
	imperfect	escotèssi	escotèsses	escotèsse	escotèssem	escotèssetz	escotèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escota		escotem	escotatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		escotar			aver escotat
gerund		escotant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escotat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escote	escotes	escota	escotam	escotatz	escoton
	imperfect	escotave	escotaves	escotava	escotaviam	escotaviatz	escotavon
	preterite	escotere	escoteres	escotet	escotem	escotetz	escoteron
	future	escotarai	escotaràs	escotará	escotarem	escotaretz	escotarán
	conditional	escotariá	escotariás	escotariá	escotariam	escotariatz	escotarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escotèra	escotèras	escotèra	escoteram	escoteratz	escotèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escote	escotes	escote	escotassiam	escotassiatz	escoton
	imperfect	escotesse	escotesses	escotesse	escotessiam	escotessiatz	escotesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escota		escotassiam	escotatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		escotar			aver escotat
gerund		escotant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escotat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escoti	escotas	escota	escotam	escotatz	escotan
	imperfect	escotavi	escotavas	escotava	escotàvam	escotàvatz	escotavan
	preterite	escotèi	escotès	escotè	escotèm	escotètz	escotèn
	future	escotarèi	escotaràs	escotarà	escotaram	escotaratz	escotaràn
	conditional	escotarí	escotarés	escotaré	escotarem	escotaretz	escotarén
	conditional 2nd form1	escotèra	escotèras	escotèra	escoteram	escoteratz	escotèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escoti	escotes	escote	escotem	escotetz	escoten
	imperfect	escotèssi	escotèsses	escotèsse	escotèssem	escotèssetz	escotèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escota		escotem	escotatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		escotar			aver escotat
gerund		escotant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escotat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escote	escotas	escota	escotam	escotatz	escotan
	imperfect	escotava	escotavas	escotava	escotàvam	escotàvatz	escotavan
	preterite	escotei	escoteras	escotet	escotèram	escotèratz	escoteran
	future	escotarai	escotaràs	escotará	escotarem	escotaretz	escotarán
	conditional	escotariá	escotariàs	escotariá	escotariam	escotariatz	escotarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escotèra	escotèras	escotèra	escoteram	escoteratz	escotèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escote	escotes	escote	escotem	escotetz	escoten
	imperfect	escotèsse	escotèsses	escotèsse	escotèssem	escotèssetz	escotèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escota		escotem	escotatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		escotar			aver escotat
gerund		escotant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		escotat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	escote	escotes	escota	escotam	escotatz	escotan
	imperfect	escotavi	escotavas	escotava	escotàvem	escotàvetz	escotavan
	preterite	escotère	escotères	escotèt	escoteriam	escoteriatz	escotèron
	future	escotarai	escotaràs	escotarà	escotarem	escotaretz	escotaràn
	conditional	escotariáu	escotariás	escotariá	escotariam	escotariatz	escotarián
	conditional 2nd form1	escotèra	escotèras	escotèra	escoteram	escoteratz	escotèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	escote	escotes	escote	escotem	escotetz	escotan
	imperfect	escotèsse	escotèsses	escotèsse	escotessiam	escotessiatz	escotèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			escota		escotem	escotatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskoˈtaɾ/ [es.koˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to make low-cut clothing
2. (intransitive) to pay one's share of the cost

Derived terms

• escotadura
• escote

Further reading

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