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Coster
Cos′ter
(k?s′t?r)
, Noun.
[Abbrev. of
costermonger
.] One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.
Definition 2024
coster
coster
English
Noun
coster (plural costers)
- costermonger
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
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Anagrams
Ladin
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.
Verb
coster
- To cost
Conjugation
Conjugation of coster
| infinitive | coster, costé | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | avei | gerund | costan | |||
| past participle | costé | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | ie | tu | el/ela | nos | vos | ei/eles |
| present | coste, costeie | costes, costeies | costa, costeia, costea | coston | costeis | costa, costeia |
| imperfect | costove | costoves | costova | costovan | costovais | costova |
| future | costaré | costaras | costarà | costaron | costareis | costarà |
| subjunctive | che ie | che tu | che el/che ela | che nos | che vos | che ee/che eles |
| present | coste, costeie | costes, costeies | coste, costeie | coston | costeis | coste |
| imperfect | costasse | costasses | costassa | costassan | costassais | costassa |
| imperative | - | tu | nos | vos | ||
| costa, costeia | coston | costede | ||||
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin constāre, present active infinitive of constō.
Verb
coster
- to cost (have a certain cost)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-sts, *-stt are modified to z, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of coster (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | coster | avoir costé | |||||
| gerund | en costant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | costant | ||||||
| past participle | costé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | cost | costes | coste | costons | costez | costent |
| imperfect | costoie, costeie, costoe, costeve | costoies, costeies, costoes, costeves | costoit, costeit, costot, costeve | costiiens, costiens | costiiez, costiez | costoient, costeient, costoent, costevent | |
| preterite | costai | costas | costa | costames | costastes | costerent | |
| future | costerai | costeras | costera | costerons | costeroiz, costereiz, costerez | costeront | |
| conditional | costeroie, costereie | costeroies, costereies | costeroit, costereit | costeriiens, costeriens | costeriiez, costeriez | costeroient, costereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | cost | coz | cost | costons | costez | costent |
| imperfect | costasse | costasses | costast | costissons, costissiens | costissoiz, costissez, costissiez | costassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | coste | — | costons | costez | — | ||