coude

Etymology

From Old French code, cote, coute, cute, inherited from Latin cubitum, cubitus. Doublet of cubitus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kud/

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Noun

coude m (plural coudes)

1. elbow
2. (pipe fitting) elbow

Verb

coude

1. first-person singular present indicative of couder
2. third-person singular present indicative of couder
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of couder
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of couder
5. second-person singular imperative of couder

Further reading

• “coude” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• douce

Etymology

Regularisation of earlier kelde, from Old Dutch *keldi, from Proto-Germanic *kaldį̄. Equivalent to cout +‎ -e.

Noun

coude f

1. cold, coldness
2. cold (disease), fever

Further reading

• “coude”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “coude”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929