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Russian
Etymology
From German Kuppel or French coupole, from Italian cupola (“dome, vault”), from Latin cūpula, cuppula (“a cupped shape; a tub, cask”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́пол • (kúpol) m inan (genitive ку́пола, nominative plural купола́, genitive plural куполо́в)
- cupola, dome
1905, Александр Куприн [Aleksandr I. Kuprin], “II”, in Поединок; English translation from Josh Billings, transl., The Duel, New York: Melville House Publishing, 2011:Там сверка́ли нестерпи́мым бле́ском мостовы́е из золоты́х пли́ток, возвыша́лись причу́дливые купола́ и ба́шни с пурпу́рными кры́шами, сверка́ли брилья́нты в о́кнах, трепета́ли в во́здухе я́ркие разноцве́тные фла́ги.- Tam sverkáli nesterpímym bléskom mostovýje iz zolotýx plítok, vozvyšálisʹ pričúdlivyje kupolá i bášni s purpúrnymi krýšami, sverkáli brilʹjánty v óknax, trepetáli v vózduxe járkije raznocvétnyje flági.
- An unbearable splendor of bridges and golden cobblestones glittered there, along with massive, intricate cupolas and purple-roofed towers, with gems sparkling in the windows and bright, multicolored flags fluttering in the breeze.
1992, ДДТ [DDT] (lyrics and music), “Храм [Xram]”, in Актриса Весна:Купола́ покати́лись, как го́ловы,
Сте́ны упа́ли ме́дленно...- Kupolá pokatílisʹ, kak gólovy,
Stény upáli médlenno... - The domes rolled like heads,
The walls fell slowly...
- umbrella (the main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles)
Declension
Ukrainian
Etymology
From German Kuppel or French coupole, from Italian cupola (“dome, vault”), from Latin cūpula, cuppula (“a cupped shape; a tub, cask”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ку́пол • (kúpol) m inan (genitive ку́пола, nominative plural ку́поли, genitive plural ку́полів)
- cupola, dome
- Synonym: ба́ня (bánja)
Declension
Declension of ку́пол (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “купол”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “купол”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN