купа

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See also: купя

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek κούπα (koúpa), from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Cognate with English cup.

Pronunciation

Noun

ку́па (kúpaf (diminutive ку́пичка)

  1. bowl (container used to hold, mix or present food)
  2. (sports) cup (ornate trophy presented to the winner)
    1. (uncountable) a contest for which a cup is awarded
      Synonyms: първенство́ (pǎrvenstvó), шампиона́т (šampionát)
      Купа ДейвисKupa DejvisDavis Cup
  3. (card games) , the suit of hearts
    1. a card of that suit
Declension
Coordinate terms
  • (card suit):
Suits in Bulgarian · бои́ (boí) (layout · text)
ку́па (kúpa) каро́ (karó) пи́ка (píka) спати́я (spatíja)
тре́фа (tréfa)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopa. Doublet of копа́ (kopá).

Pronunciation

Noun

купа́ (kupáf

  1. a stack (of hay or straw)
    купа́ сено́kupá senóhaystack
Declension

References

  • купа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • купа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ку́па, купа́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 139
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “копа́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 607

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic купа (kupa), from Proto-Slavic *kupa.

Pronunciation

Noun

ку́па (kúpaf inan (genitive ку́пы, nominative plural ку́пы, genitive plural куп)

  1. (dated) group, heap, pile, clump
    Synonyms: ку́ча (kúča), гру́да (grúda)
    ку́па дере́вьевkúpa derévʹjevclump of trees

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “купа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Chernykh, P. Ja. (1993) “купа”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 455

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coppa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kûpa/
  • Hyphenation: ку‧па

Noun

ку̏па f (Latin spelling kȕpa)

  1. cup, goblet
  2. (Serbia, geometry) cone
  3. cups in Spanish playing cards

Declension

See also

Spanish suits in Serbo-Croatian · талијанске карте (layout · text)
шпада, спада купа динар баштон, баштун

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic купа (kupa), from Proto-Slavic *kupa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ку́па (kúpaf inan (genitive ку́пи, nominative plural ку́пи, genitive plural куп)

  1. heap, pile
  2. (colloquial) group, mass, crowd (large number of people or things)

Declension

References