cópia

See also: copia, copiá, copià, and còpia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • copia (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin cōpia (“reproduction, transcript”), from Latin cōpia (“plenty, abundance”), from *coopia, from co- (“together”) + ops (“wealth, riches”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.pi.ɐ/ [ˈkɔ.pɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.pjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.pi.a/ [ˈkɔ.pɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈkɔ.pja/

  • Hyphenation: co‧pi‧a

Noun

cópia f (plural cópias)

  1. copy
    cópia de segurança ― backup
  2. transcript
  3. replica, reproduction

Further reading

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