купол

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See also: кӯпол

Russian

Etymology

From German Kuppel or French coupole, from Italian cupola (dome, vault), from Latin cūpula, cuppula (a cupped shape; a tub, cask).

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Noun

ку́пол (kúpolm inan (genitive ку́пола, nominative plural купола́, genitive plural куполо́в)

  1. 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...
  2. umbrella (the main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles)

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Ukrainian

Etymology

From German Kuppel or French coupole, from Italian cupola (dome, vault), from Latin cūpula, cuppula (a cupped shape; a tub, cask).

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Noun

ку́пол (kúpolm inan (genitive ку́пола, nominative plural ку́поли, genitive plural ку́полів)

  1. cupola, dome
    Synonym: ба́ня (bánja)

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