covo

See also: covò

Catalan

Verb

covo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of covar

Galician

Covo or cabazo

Etymology 1

From Latin cophinus (basket), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔβo̝/

Noun

covo m (plural covos)

  1. wickerwork granary
    Synonym: cabazo
  2. hollow section of a trunk used as beehive

Etymology 2

Either from an archaic Latin *covus, Classical cavus,[1] or from Vulgar Latin covus (hollow of the hand),[2] or from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia; ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówHwos (cavity). Cognate with Portuguese covo and Spanish cueva.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔβo̝/

Noun

covo m (plural covos)

  1. hole
    Synonym: cova
Derived terms
  • Coveliño
  • Covelo
  • Covo
  • Covos

Adjective

covo m (feminine singular cova, masculine plural covos, feminine plural covas)

  1. (dated) concave
    Synonym: cóncavo
  2. (dated) deep; hollow
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 157:
      Cauallo que ha a door no corpo dentro contynoadamente ten as orellas fryas et os ollos couos he mal enfermo
      the horse who has pain inside his body continuously, has his ears cold and the eyes hollow; he is badly sick
    Synonym: fondo

References

  • cova” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • covo” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
  • covo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • covo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • covo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • covo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. cueva.
  2. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. gavilla.

Italian

Noun

covo m (plural covi)

  1. lair, den (of an animal)
  2. (figuratively) hideout, lair (for example, of a criminal or group of criminals)

Synonyms

Verb

covo

  1. first-person singular present of covare

Anagrams


Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin cophinus (basket), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, basket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.vu/, (incorrect, but commonly used in certain television series) /ˈko.vu/

Noun

covo m (plural covos)

  1. pot (trap used for fishing crabs and lobsters)

Etymology 2

From Latin cavus (hollow; concave).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈko.vu/

Adjective

covo m (feminine singular cova, masculine plural covos, feminine plural covas, comparable)

  1. concave
    Synonyms: cavo, côncavo
    Antonym: convexo
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