cofre
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
cofre m (plural cofres)
- safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)
Synonyms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Catalan cofre, from Old French cofre, from Latin cŏphĭnus (“basket, pan”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos). First attested in the 13th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cofre m (plural cofres or (also Valencia) cófrens)
References[edit]
- ^ “cofre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading[edit]
- “cofre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cofre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cofre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos). Doublet of coffyn.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cofre (plural cofres)
- A coffer (box for valuables or money)
- A supply or store of money.
- A coffin; a box for burial.
- Any container or cavity.
- (rare) A place of secretion or hiding.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “cō̆fre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).
Noun[edit]
cofre oblique singular, m (oblique plural cofres, nominative singular cofres, nominative plural cofre)
- chest (large box often used for storage)
Descendants[edit]
- French: coffre
- Norman: côffre
- → Catalan: cofre
- → Middle English: cofre, cofer, cofur, coffre, coffer, coffur, coofre, coofer, cophre
- → Middle Dutch: coffer
- → Irish: cófra
- → Portuguese: cofre
- → Spanish: cofre
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French coffre.[1][2] Doublet of côvão.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: co‧fre
Noun[edit]
cofre m (plural cofres)
- safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)
References[edit]
- ^ “cofre” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “cofre” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French coffre. Cognate with English coffer. Doublet of cuévano.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cofre m (plural cofres)
Usage notes[edit]
- The difference between baúl and cofre are twofold. In terms of use, cofres are used almost exclusively to safeguard objects of value kind of like a treasure chest, whereas baúles can be used in such a way but are typically used just to store objects a person has no immediate use for such as old clothes.
In terms of appearance, a cofre has a convex or rounded cover and thus is not always entirely synonymous with English coffer. A baúl can have any kind of shape. Thus, a cofre is a type of baúl. In terms of English, more often than not, you could only translate trunk as baúl, but you could translate either baúl or cofre for chest. A baúl you might bring with you on a trip to transport your belongings, but you don't travel with a cofre unless you are a pirate who finds a cofre de tesoro (“treasure chest”) and brings it aboard your ship.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “cofre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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