Asturian

Noun

cobre m ‎(uncountable)

1. copper

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin cūprum ‎(“copper”), from Latin (aes) Cȳprium (“Cypriot copper” because Cyprus was its chief source), from Κύπρος ‎(Kúpros), from κυπάρισσος ‎(kupárissos, “cypress”), probably from an unknown Mediterranean Pre-Greek language; cf. Hebrew גפר ‎(gopher), the name of the tree whose wood was used to make the ark (Genesis, 6:14).

Noun

cobre m ‎(uncountable)

1. copper

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.βɾɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.bɾi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.bɾe/
• Hyphenation: co‧bre

Etymology 1

From Late Latin cūprum ‎(“copper”), from Latin cȳprium (aes) (“Cypriot copper”), because Cyprus was its chief source.

Noun

cobre m (plural cobres)

1. copper (reddish-brown, malleable metal)
2. (colloquial) a small amount of money; little change

Etymology 2

Verb

cobre

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of cobrir

   Ele cobre isso.

   He covers this.

2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of cobrir

   Tu aí, cobre isso sozinho.

   You there, cover this by yourself.

Etymology 3

Verb

cobre

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of cobrar

   É importante que eu cobre as dívidas.

   It’s important that I collect the debts.

2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of cobrar

   É importante que ele cobre as dívidas.

   It’s important that he collects the debts.

3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of cobrar

   Você aí, cobre as dívidas sozinho.

   You there, collect the debts by yourself.

4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of cobrar

   Você aí, não cobre as dívidas sozinho.

   You there, don’t collect the debts by yourself.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈko.βɾe/

Etymology 1

From Late Latin cūprum ‎(“copper”), from Latin cȳprium (aes) (“Cypriot copper”), because Cyprus was its chief source.

Noun

cobre m ‎(plural cobres)

1. copper

Etymology 2

Verb

cobre

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of cobrar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of cobrar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of cobrar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of cobrar.