coutar

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Galician

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Etymology

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From couto +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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coutar (first-person singular present couto, first-person singular preterite coutei, past participle coutado)

  1. to stop, to detain, to restrain, to hold back
    Synonyms: parar, reter
    • 1840, Florencio Pol, Á memoria dun amigo santiagués:
      recólle co teu esprito, amigo amado,
      estas vagoas que non podo coutar
      catch with your spirit, beloved friend,
      these tears I cannot hold back
  2. to fence, to enclose
  3. (folklore) to cure with traditional medicine and spells

Conjugation

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Latin

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Verb

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coūtar

  1. first-person singular future active indicative of coūtor