Asturian

Noun

cousa f ‎(plural couses)

1. Alternative form of cosa

Galician

Etymology

From Latin causa. Compare Portuguese coisa, Spanish cosa

Noun

cousa f ‎(plural cousas)

1. thing

Latin

Participle

coūsa

1. nominative feminine singular of coūsus
2. nominative neuter plural of coūsus
3. accusative neuter plural of coūsus
4. vocative feminine singular of coūsus
5. vocative neuter plural of coūsus

coūsā

1. ablative feminine singular of coūsus

Mirandese

Noun

cousa f ‎(plural cousas)

1. thing

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin causa ‎(“thing”), from Classical Latin causa ‎(“cause, reason”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkow.za/

Noun

cousa f

1. thing
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, To codex, cantiga 423 (facsimile):

     Eſta primeira é de comel fez ó çeo. ⁊ á terra. ⁊ ó mar ⁊ o ſol. ⁊ á lũa. ⁊ as eſtrelas ⁊ todalas outras couſas q̇ ſon. ⁊ como fez ó ome áſa ſemellança

     This first one is (about) how He made the heaven, and the earth, and the sea, and the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and everything else that exists. And how (He) made man in His own likeness.

Descendants

• Galician: cousa
• Portuguese: cousa, coisa
  • Kabuverdianu: kusa

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkow.zɐ/
• Hyphenation: cou‧sa

Noun

cousa f (plural cousas)

1. (dated) Alternative form of coisa
   • 1595, Luís Vaz de Camões, Rimas, “Transforma-se o amador na cousa amada”:

     Transforma-se o amador na cousa amada

     The lover becomes the thing he loves