verb/konˈtaɾ/
to count; to tally; to tell (a story); narrate; to be (a certain number of years of age); to rely; to have available
“Cuéntame la verdad, o te vas a quedar aquí toda la noche.” — Tell me the truth, or you will stay here all night.
Synonyms: narrar, relatar, platicar
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin com- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computāre Spanish contar Inherited from Latin computāre. Doublet of computar. Cognate with English count and compute.