coupé

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See also: coupe, Coupe, and Coupé

English

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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (cut carriage)), the past participle of couper (to cut).

Pronunciation

Noun

coupé (countable and uncountable, plural coupés)

  1. A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupe)
  2. (British) A car with a fixed-roof body style that is shorter than a sedan or saloon of the same model.
  3. (historical) The front part of a French stagecoach.
  4. (historical) A four-wheeled carriage with two seats inside, and a separate seat for the driver.
  5. (historical) The front compartment of a railway carriage.
  6. (uncountable) The strongest grade of Spanish saffron, akin to the Iranian sargol.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

coupé (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry, obsolete) Couped.
    • 1826, Sir Henry Chauncy, The Historical Antiquities of Hertforshire, page 314:
      [...] who was knighted : His Arms were Or, three Barrs Azure on a Canton Argent, a Lyon's Head coupé Gules;
    • 1863, John Gough Nichols, The Herald and Genealogist, page 82:
      Grant of Arms and Crest from Hervy Clarenceux : Sablés, a chevron engrayled betwene three bezants, on a chief gold a rose gules between two flower de luces azure. Crest, a horsse head coupé golde pelletey betwene two winges barrey []
    • 1898, Edward Singleton Holden, A Primer of Heraldry for Americans, page 117:
      Fig. 34, Argent, a baton sinister, coupé, gules (the mark of illegitimate descent).

Usage notes

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé.

Pronunciation

Noun

coupé

  1. coupé

Declension

Inflection of coupé (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative coupé coupét
genitive coupén coupéiden
coupéitten
partitive coupéta coupéita
illative coupéhen coupéihin
singular plural
nominative coupé coupét
accusative nom. coupé coupét
gen. coupén
genitive coupén coupéiden
coupéitten
partitive coupéta coupéita
inessive coupéssa coupéissa
elative coupésta coupéista
illative coupéhen coupéihin
adessive coupélla coupéilla
ablative coupélta coupéilta
allative coupélle coupéille
essive coupéna coupéina
translative coupéksi coupéiksi
abessive coupétta coupéitta
instructive coupéin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of coupé (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative coupéni coupéni
accusative nom. coupéni coupéni
gen. coupéni
genitive coupéni coupéideni
coupéitteni
partitive coupétani coupéitani
inessive coupéssani coupéissani
elative coupéstani coupéistani
illative coupéheni coupéihini
adessive coupéllani coupéillani
ablative coupéltani coupéiltani
allative coupélleni coupéilleni
essive coupénani coupéinani
translative coupékseni coupéikseni
abessive coupéttani coupéittani
instructive
comitative coupéineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative coupési coupési
accusative nom. coupési coupési
gen. coupési
genitive coupési coupéidesi
coupéittesi
partitive coupétasi coupéitasi
inessive coupéssasi coupéissasi
elative coupéstasi coupéistasi
illative coupéhesi coupéihisi
adessive coupéllasi coupéillasi
ablative coupéltasi coupéiltasi
allative coupéllesi coupéillesi
essive coupénasi coupéinasi
translative coupéksesi coupéiksesi
abessive coupéttasi coupéittasi
instructive
comitative coupéinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative coupémme coupémme
accusative nom. coupémme coupémme
gen. coupémme
genitive coupémme coupéidemme
coupéittemme
partitive coupétamme coupéitamme
inessive coupéssamme coupéissamme
elative coupéstamme coupéistamme
illative coupéhemme coupéihimme
adessive coupéllamme coupéillamme
ablative coupéltamme coupéiltamme
allative coupéllemme coupéillemme
essive coupénamme coupéinamme
translative coupéksemme coupéiksemme
abessive coupéttamme coupéittamme
instructive
comitative coupéinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative coupénne coupénne
accusative nom. coupénne coupénne
gen. coupénne
genitive coupénne coupéidenne
coupéittenne
partitive coupétanne coupéitanne
inessive coupéssanne coupéissanne
elative coupéstanne coupéistanne
illative coupéhenne coupéihinne
adessive coupéllanne coupéillanne
ablative coupéltanne coupéiltanne
allative coupéllenne coupéillenne
essive coupénanne coupéinanne
translative coupéksenne coupéiksenne
abessive coupéttanne coupéittanne
instructive
comitative coupéinenne

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

coupé (feminine coupée, masculine plural coupés, feminine plural coupées)

  1. (heraldry) divided into two equal parts horizontally, per fess; said of an escutcheon

Participle

coupé (feminine coupée, masculine plural coupés, feminine plural coupées)

  1. past participle of couper

Derived terms

Noun

coupé m (plural coupés)

  1. coupé (car)

Descendants

  • Catalan: cupè
  • English: coupé
  • German: Coupé
  • Macedonian: купе (kupe)
  • Russian: купе́ (kupé)
  • Spanish: cupé
  • Ukrainian: купе́ (kupé)

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé.

Pronunciation

Noun

coupé m

  1. coupé

References

  1. ^ coupé in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French couper (to cut).

Verb

coupé

  1. to cut

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French coupé.

Pronunciation

Noun

coupé m (plural coupés)

  1. coupé

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.