Cup

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See also: CUP, cup, ćup, and cúp

English

The Stanley Cup.

Etymology

Capitalization of cup

Proper noun

Cup

  1. (informal, sports) A particular trophy that is a cup; sometimes with the definite article "the".

Translations

Noun

Cup (plural Cups)

  1. (informal, sports) A win of a championship that is awarded a cup.
  2. (informal, sports) A win of an event comprising part of the championship, which is awarded a cup

Translations

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English cup. Doublet of Kopf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kap/
  • Hyphenation: Cup
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Noun

Cup m (strong, genitive Cups, plural Cups)

  1. cup (trophy)
  2. cup (of a bra)

Declension

Further reading

  • Cup” in Duden online
  • Cup” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache