copar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French couper (to cut).

Pronunciation

Verb

copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copí, past participle copat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (sports, politics) to sweep, to make a clean sweep (in a competition or election)
  2. (games) to bet the bank
  3. (military) to encircle

Conjugation

Further reading

Irish

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

Borrowed from English copper.

Pronunciation

Noun

copar m (genitive singular copair)

  1. copper (chemical elements)
    Synonym: umha

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
copar chopar gcopar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English copper.

Pronunciation

Noun

copar m (genitive singular copair, no plural)

  1. copper

Derived terms

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
copar chopar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French couper.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈpaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: co‧par

Verb

copar (first-person singular present copo, first-person singular preterite copé, past participle copado)

  1. (politics) to make a clean sweep
    • 2021, María Jesús Pérez Espí, Mercedes Sanz-Bachiller: Biografía política:
      Sin embargo, en Auxilio Social, por ejemplo, los varones acabaron copando los puestos clave, relegando a las mujeres a puestos subalternos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to get; take
  3. to use up

Conjugation

Further reading

Venetian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

copar

  1. (transitive) to kill, murder

Conjugation

  • Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Synonyms