[ˈkol.zə], [ˈkol.ze]
OrigenInherited from Old Catalan colde, from pre-literary *coude (with hypercorrection of coda [w] to [ɫ]), from Latin cubitum. Compare the development of Catalan malalt, delme from original malaute, deume (Latin male habitus, decimus). The subsequent change from /d/ to /(d)z/ may have been by analogy with polze (“thumb”). Doublet of cúbit, a borrowing from Latin.
- masculineelbow
- masculinecubit, an informal unit of length based on the distance of a forearm and hand
- historical, masculinecodo, Spanish cubit, a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 41.6 cm
- masculinedogleg
Formescolzes(plural) · colzo(alternative) · cotze(alternative)