cof

See also: COF

Albanian

Etymology

From stof, from ftof, a variant of ftoh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sof]
• Rhymes: -of

Verb

cof (aorist cofa, participle cofur)

1. (intransitive) to die, to die off (exclusively for animals except bees)

   Synonym: ngordh

Conjugation

Standard Albanian conjugation of cof (active voice)

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		participle		cofur
		gerund		duke cofur
		infinitive		për të cofur
singular			plural
1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.	1st pers.	2nd pers.	3rd pers.
indicative	present	cof	cof	cof	cofim	cofni	cofin
	imperfect	cofja	cofje	cofte	cofnim	cofnit	cofnin
	aorist	cofa	cofe	cofi	cofëm	cofët	cofën
perfect	kam cofur	ke cofur	ka cofur	kemi cofur	keni cofur	kanë cofur
past perfect	kisha cofur	kishe cofur	kishte cofur	kishim cofur	kishit cofur	kishin cofur
aorist II	pata cofur	pate cofur	pati cofur	patëm cofur	patët cofur	patën cofur
future1	do të cof	do të cofësh	do të cofë	do të cofim	do të cofni	do të cofin
future perfect2	do të kem cofur	do të kesh cofur	do të ketë cofur	do të kemi cofur	do të keni cofur	do të kenë cofur
subjunctive	present	të cof	të cofësh	të cofë	të cofim	të cofni	të cofin
imperfect	të cofja	të cofje	të cofte	të cofnim	të cofnit	të cofnin
perfect	të kem cofur	të kesh cofur	të ketë cofur	të kemi cofur	të keni cofur	të kenë cofur
past perfect	të kisha cofur	të kishe cofur	të kishte cofur	të kishim cofur	të kishit cofur	të kishin cofur
conditional1, 2	imperfect	do të cofja	do të cofje	do të cofte	do të cofnim	do të cofnit	do të cofnin
	past perfect	do të kisha cofur	do të kishe cofur	do të kishte cofur	do të kishim cofur	do të kishit cofur	do të kishin cofur
optative	present	cofsha	cofsh	coftë	cofshim	cofshi	cofshin
perfect	paça cofur	paç cofur	pastë cofur	paçim cofur	paçit cofur	paçin cofur
admirative	present	cofkam	cofke	cofka	cofkemi	cofkeni	cofkan
	imperfect	cofkësha	cofkëshe	cofkësh	cofkëshim	cofkëshit	cofkëshin
perfect	paskam cofur	paske cofur	paska cofur	paskemi cofur	paskeni cofur	paskan cofur
past perfect	paskësha cofur	paskëshe cofur	paskësh cofur	paskëshim cofur	paskëshit cofur	paskëshin cofur
imperative	present	—	cof	—	—	cofni	—
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Derived terms

• cofët
• cofëtinë
• cofinë
• cofje
• coftinar
• cofun
• cofuni

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980
• “cof”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “cof”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 51

Latin

Noun

cof n (indeclinable)

1. qoph

Seri

Fruits of the San Juan tree.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoɸ/

Noun

cof (plural coft)

1. San Juan tree (Bonellia macrocarpa subsp. pungens)

Derived terms

• cof yapxöt
• Cofteecöl (“Isla San Esteban”)

References

• Moser, Mary B., Marlett, Stephen A. (2010) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN, page 205.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cough.

Interjection

cof

1. onomatopoeia of the coughing sound

   Eh… tengo una cita con una chica… ¡cof!, ¡cof!… esta noche.

   Eh... I have a date with a girl... Cough!, Cough!... tonight.

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kom- + Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /koːv/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /koː/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /koːv/
• Rhymes: -oːv

Noun

cof m (plural cofion)

1. memory

   Wrth i mi heneiddio, mae'r cof yn pallu'n amlach.

   As I get older, my memory fails me more often.

Usage notes

The word cof refers to the ability of the brain to record information with the facility of recalling it later at will. To refer to a record of a thing stored and available for later use, the word used is atgof.

Derived terms

• anghofiedig (“forgotten”)
• anghofio (“to forget”)
• anghofrwydd (“forgetfulness”)
• anghofus (“forgetful”)
• ar gof (“remembered”)
• ar gof a chadw (“on record, in writing”)
• atgof (“memory”)
• atgofion melys (“sweet memories”)
• atgofus (“reminiscent”)
• brith gof (“vague recollection”)
• bythgofiadwy (“unforgettable”)
• cadw mewn cof (“to keep in mind”)
• capel coffa (“memorial chapel”)
• cof darllen yn unig (“read-only memory”)
• cof dynamig (“dynamic memory”)
• cof fel gogor (“memory like a sieve”)
• cof fel rhidyll (“memory like a sieve”)
• cof hapgyrch (“random access memory”)
• cofair (“mnemonic”)
• cofbin, cof bach, ffon gof (“memory stick”)
• cofeb (“memorial”)
• cofgolofn (“monument”)
• cofiadur (“recorder”)
• cofiadwy (“memorable”)
• cofiannol (“biographical”)
• cofiannydd (“biographer”)
• cofiant (“biography, memoir”)
• cofio (“to remember”)
• cofion (“regards”)
• cofion cynnes (“kind regards”)
• cofnod (“record, note, memoradum, mintue, memo”)
• cofnodedig (“recorded”)
• cofnodi (“to record, take notes”)
• cofrestr (“register”)
• cofrestredig (“registered”)
• cofrestrfa (“registry”)
• cofrestru (“to register”)
• cofrestrydd (“registrar”)
• coffa (“remembrance”)
• coffâd (“commemoration”)
• coffadwriaeth (“remembrance, memorial”)
• coffadwriaethol (“commemorative”)
• coffáu (“to commemorate”)
• colli cof (“to lose one's memory”)
• ebargofiant (“oblivion”)
• er cof am (“in memory of”)
• ers cyn cof (“from time immemorial”)
• galw i gof (“to bring to mind, recall”)
• gwallgof (“mad, insane”)
• gwallgofdy (“asylum”)
• gwallgofddyn (“lunatic”)
• gwallgofi (“to madden, to go mad”)
• gwallgofrwydd (“madness, insanity”)
• gwasanaeth coffa (“remembrance service”)
• gwobr goffa (“remembrance prize”)
• hel atgofion (“to reminisce”)
• hunangofiannol (“autobiographical”)
• hunangofiant (“autobiography”)
• neuadd goffa (“memorial hall”)
• o ei gof (“out of one's mind”)
• o fewn cof (“within living memory”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of cof

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cof	gof	nghof	chof

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cof”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies