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Irish
- (a few): cupla (Cois Fharraige)
Etymology
From Old French cople, from Latin cōpula (“bond, tie”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cúpla m (genitive singular cúpla, nominative plural cúplaí)
- pair, couple
- pair/set of twins
- (uncountable) a few (followed by the singular)
Usage notes
- When this word refers to two siblings that share a common birthdate, the pair is referred to in the singular, cúpla. Each sibling is referred to as a leathchúpla.
Declension
Derived terms
Mutation
| Irish mutation
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| Radical
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Lenition
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Eclipsis
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| cúpla
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chúpla
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gcúpla
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| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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