contar
Portuguese
/kõ.ˈtaɾ/, /kõ.ˈta(ʁ)/
verb
Definitions
- to tell that to convey a given information
- (transitive) to tell; to narrate to relate a story or series of events
- (transitive) to count to determine the quantity of
- (transitive) to be [an amount of time] old; to have [an amount of time] of existence
- to rely on; to count on
- to have at one’s disposal; to have available
- (intransitive) to count; to matter to be of significance
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese contar inherited from Latin computāre.
Origin
Latin
computāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *compitāre Latin
- computāre Latin
- computare Italian
- contare Italian
- computar Spanish, Castilian
- contador Spanish, Castilian
- contar Spanish, Castilian
- cuenta Spanish, Castilian
- cuentachistes Spanish, Castilian
- cuentacuentos Spanish, Castilian
- cuentagotas Spanish, Castilian
- cuentakilómetros Spanish, Castilian
- cuentarrevoluciones Spanish, Castilian
- *pewH- Proto-Indo-European
- computar Portuguese
- conta-gotas Portuguese
- contagem Portuguese
- gotas Portuguese
- conter Old French
- contar Galician
- contar Old Portuguese
- chintar Romansh
- quintar Romansh
- contar Asturian
- contâ Friulian
- comptar Old Occitan
- konta Papiamentu
- konta Kabuverdianu
- konta Guinea-Bissau Creole