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Bulgarian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Greek κούπα (koúpa), from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Cognate with English cup.
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́па • (kúpa) f (diminutive ку́пичка)
- bowl (container used to hold, mix or present food)
- (sports) cup (ornate trophy presented to the winner)
- (uncountable) a contest for which a cup is awarded
- Synonyms: първенство́ (pǎrvenstvó), шампиона́т (šampionát)
- Купа Дейвис ― Kupa Dejvis ― Davis Cup
- (card games) ♥, the suit of hearts
- a card of that suit
Declension
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopa. Doublet of копа́ (kopá).
Pronunciation
Noun
купа́ • (kupá) f
- a stack (of hay or straw)
- купа́ сено́ ― kupá senó ― haystack
Declension
References
- “купа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
- “купа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ку́па, купа́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 139
- Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “копа́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 607
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic купа (kupa), from Proto-Slavic *kupa.
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́па • (kúpa) f inan (genitive ку́пы, nominative plural ку́пы, genitive plural куп)
- (dated) group, heap, pile, clump
- Synonyms: ку́ча (kúča), гру́да (grúda)
- ку́па дере́вьев ― kúpa derévʹjev ― clump of trees
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “купа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
- Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “купа”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 455
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian coppa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kûpa/
- Hyphenation: ку‧па
Noun
ку̏па f (Latin spelling kȕpa)
- cup, goblet
- (Serbia, geometry) cone
- cups in Spanish playing cards
Declension
See also
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic купа (kupa), from Proto-Slavic *kupa.
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́па • (kúpa) f inan (genitive ку́пи, nominative plural ку́пи, genitive plural куп)
- heap, pile
- (colloquial) group, mass, crowd (large number of people or things)
Declension
Declension of ку́па (inan hard fem-form accent-a)
References