cò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "co"

Occitan

Etymology

Possibly from Latin casa (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔ]

Preposition

cò

1. at

   en cò sieu ― at (his/her) home

2. in

   en cò nòstre ― in individual/local trials

3. among

   a cò de las graminèas ― among the grasses

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ/

Noun

cò f

1. (in Southern Piedmont, pl. coie): house

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cía, from Proto-Celtic *kʷei (compare Welsh pwy), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰoː]

Pronoun

cò

1. who

   Cò e? ― Who is he?

   Cò i? ― Who is she?

   Cò e seo? ― Who is this?

2. In conjunction with the preposition à: where ... from

   Cò às a tha thu? ― Where are you from?

   Cò am bad às a tha thu? ― Which part are you from?

   Cò às a thug thu an t-iomradh? ― Where have you rowed from?

3. In conjunction with the prepositions ri or de: what

   Cò ris a tha e coltach? ― What is it like?

   Cò dheth a tha e air a dhèanamh? ― What is it made of?

4. In conjunction with the prepositions le: with what

   Cò leis a tha thu a' toirt na clòimhe dhan a' chaoraich?

   With what do you take the wool off the sheep?

Usage notes

• If followed by the future tense, the relative future tense is used.

  Cò a ruitheas as luaithe? ― Who will run the fastest?

Derived terms

• ge be cò