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cot¹

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin cubitum, probably through a later Vulgar Latin contracted form *cubtu, perhaps becoming *cout in earlier Romanian. Compare Aromanian cot, Spanish codo; cf. also Albanian kut. Doublet of the neological borrowing cubitus.

noun coate · cot · cotul · coatele

  1. neuter elbow

noun coturi · cot · cotul · coturile

  1. neuter corner
  2. neuter a bend of a river

noun coți · cot · cotul · coții

  1. masculine old unit of length, approx. 2 feet

Cot²

Where it comes from

From cot (“bend of a river”).

proper noun

  1. masculine a village in Climăuții de Jos, Șoldănești Raion, Moldova
  2. masculine a village in Cuhnești, Glodeni Raion, Moldova

In English

  • elbow joint between upper arm and forearm

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"cot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cot

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"cot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cot.

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@misc{cot_2026,
  title = {cot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}