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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
kupa
a grade
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupa , originally from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- from *kew- .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kupa f
heap
dát něco do kupy ― to put something in order, to fix something up
Dej se do kupy . ― Pull it together.
Declension
Declension of kupa (hard feminine )
Derived terms
See also
References
^ Jiří Rejzek (2007 ) “kupa ”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
“kupa ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kupa ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“kupa ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Noun
kupa (plural kupák )
cup , goblet , tankard
cup , trophy
Synonym: serleg
Declension
Further reading
kupa in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Japhug
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
Noun
kupa
( Kamnyu ) Chinese ; Han ( person )
Derived terms
Lower Sorbian
Noun
kupa f
island
Declension
References
Starosta, Manfred (1999 ) “kupa ”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
Polish
psia kupa
kupa kredy
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupa .
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -upa
Syllabification: ku‧pa
Noun
kupa f (diminutive kupka or kupcia , augmentative kupsko , related adjective kupowy )
heap
( colloquial or dialectal , Przemyśl ) poo , poop , turd
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kupa
Na chodniku leżała psia kupa . ― There was a dog turd on the sidewalk.
( colloquial or dialectal , Przemyśl ) group , crowd
1886 , Henryk Sienkiewicz, Potop , volume 1:[ …] można było odróżnić obcych żołnierzy, wieśniaków, niewiasty ciągnione przez rajtarów i broniących się bezładnymi kupami mężów.(…) you could distinguish foreign soldiers, paesants, women pulled by raytars and men defending themselves in disorganized groups .
( colloquial or dialectal , Far Masovian , Kielce ) a lot
Declension
Derived terms
( adverbs ):
Further reading
kupa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
kupa in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894 ) “kupa ”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 112
Aleksander Saloni (1899 ) “kupa ”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13 , Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 240
Jan Łoś (1886 ) “kupa ”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11 , page 185
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian coppa .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kûpa/
Hyphenation: ku‧pa
Noun
kȕpa f (Cyrillic spelling ку̏па )
cup , goblet
( Serbia , geometry ) cone
cups in Spanish playing cards
Declension
See also
Verb
kupa (Cyrillic spelling купа )
third-person singular present of kupati
Slovene
Pronunciation
Noun
kúpa f
beaker
Inflection
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-kupa (inf kukupa )
-ku- (second-person singular object concord) with indicative of -pa ( “ to give to you ” )
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish kupa ( “ bowl ” ) , likely from Middle Low German kupe ( “ bowl; barrel ” ) , from Latin cūpa ( “ barrel ” ) . Doublet of kupol .
Pronunciation
Noun
kupa c
a hood , cover
a cup (of a bra )
(short for “bikupa ” ) a beehive
Declension
Derived terms
Verb
kupa (present kupar , preterite kupade , supine kupat , imperative kupa )
to fold one’s hand as into a cup
to earth up ; to cover the stem of a plant with soil
Conjugation
Conjugation of kupa (weak)
References
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوپه . From one or more of Greek κούπα ( koúpa ) , Italian coppa , and French coupe , ultimately from Late Latin cuppa .
Noun
kupa (definite accusative kupayı , plural kupalar )
cup , goblet
( sports ) cup
1935 June 19, article from Anadolu Agency printed in Yeni Mersin :
Balkan kupası ayak topu maçlarına başlanmıştır. Balkan cup football matches started
( card games ) hearts
Declension
Coordinate terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوپه , from French coupé .
Noun
kupa (definite accusative kupayı , plural kupalar )
coupe , coupé , a two-seater sports car
( historical ) coupé , a four-wheeled carriage with two seats inside
References
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007 ) “kupa ”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2839
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ) “kupa ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013 ), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English , 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkupa/
Rhymes: -upa
Hyphenation: ku‧pa
Syllabification: ku‧pa
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
kupa f
( geography ) island ( portion of land surrounded by water, in oceans, seas and lakes )
Grönlandska je najwjetša kupa swěta. ― Greenland is the largest island in the world.
Declension
Declension of kupa (feminine hard stem )
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
kupa
genitive singular of kup
References