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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech kup. By surface analysis, deverbal from koupit.
Noun
kup m inan
- (literary) Alternative form of koupě
Declension
Declension of kup (hard masculine inanimate)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kup f
- genitive plural of kupa
Verb
kup
- second-person singular imperative of koupit
Verb
kup
- second-person singular imperative of kupit
Further reading
- “kup”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kup”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from French coup.
Noun
kup n (singular definite kuppet, plural indefinite kup)
- coup
Inflection
Further reading
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch coupé (“coupé”), from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (“cut carriage”)), the past participle of couper (“to cut”). Doublet of kupe.
Noun
kup (plural kup-kup, first-person possessive kupku, second-person possessive kupmu, third-person possessive kupnya)
- howdah
Etymology 2
From Dutch coup, from French coup (“blow, strike”), from Old French colp, from Vulgar Latin *colpus, from Latin colaphus, from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).
Noun
kup (plural kup-kup, first-person possessive kupku, second-person possessive kupmu, third-person possessive kupnya)
- coup, coup d'état.
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Further reading
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
kup f
- genitive plural of kupa
Verb
kup
- second-person singular imperative of kupić
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupъ, from Proto-Indo-European *kowp-.
Noun
kȕp m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏п)
- heap
Declension
Further reading
- “kup”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English cup.
Noun
kȕp m (Cyrillic spelling ку̏п)
- cup (trophy and a contest)
Declension
Further reading
- “kup”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kupъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
kȕp m inan
- heap, pile
Inflection
Further reading
- “kup”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “kup”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references
Torres Strait Creole
Noun
kup
- (western dialect) buttocks
Synonyms