# coser
## Chinese
### Etymology

From cos (“to cosplay”) +‎ English -er.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kāoseir
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄠ ˙ㄙㄟㄦ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kāoseir
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄠ ˙ㄙㄟㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kaose̊ir
*** Wade–Giles: kʻao$^1$-sei$^5$-ʼrh
*** Yale: kāu-seir
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kau.sel
*** Palladius: каосэйр (kaosɛjr)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ səɻ²/
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### Noun

coser
* (ACG, informal) cosplayer (Classifier: 名 m)

## Dalmatian
### Alternative forms

* koser

### Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin root *cosīre < *cōsere, from Latin cōnsuere.

### Verb

coser
* to sew

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coser (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *cosēre, from Latin cōnsuere. Compare Portuguese coser.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [koˈseɾ]

### Verb

coser (first-person singular present coso, first-person singular preterite cosín, past participle cosido) coser (first-person singular present coso, first-person singular preterite cosim or cosi, past participle cosido, reintegrationist norm)
* to sew; to stitch
    En coser e descoser vanse as liñas (proverb, 18th century) ― Stitching and unstitching the threads are spent

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* descoser

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “coser”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “coser”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coser”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “coser”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coser”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “coser” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coser”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin *cōsēre, from Latin cōnsuere.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -eɾ

### Verb

coser
* (intransitive) to sew

#### Descendants

* Galician: coser
* Portuguese: coser

### Further reading

* Universo Cantigas - "coser"

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coser, from Vulgar Latin *cōsēre, from Latin cōnsuere. Compare Galician coser.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /koˈze(ʁ)/ [koˈze(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /koˈze(ʁ)/ [koˈze(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /koˈze(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /koˈze(ʁ)/ [koˈze(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /koˈze(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kuˈzeɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kuˈzeɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kuˈze.ɾi/
* Homophone: cozer
* Hyphenation: co‧ser

### Verb

coser (first-person singular present coso, first-person singular preterite cosi, past participle cosido)
* to sew

#### Conjugation
### Further reading

* “coser” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cōsēre, from Latin cōnsuere. Compare English couture and accoutre/accouter.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koˈseɾ/ [koˈseɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: co‧ser
* Homophone: (Latin America) cocer

### Verb

coser (first-person singular present coso, first-person singular preterite cosí, past participle cosido)
* to sew

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* coser a balazos
* coser a puñaladas
* coser y cantar
* cosido a sus faldas
* descoser
* máquina de coser

#### Related terms

* costura

### See also

* tejer

### Further reading

* “coser”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10