copular

From copula +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑpjələ(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -ɒpjələ(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: cop‧u‧lar

copular (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Being or relating to a copula.

   a copular verb

• croupal, cupolar

Borrowed from Latin cōpulāre. Doublet of acoblar.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.puˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ko.puˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ko.puˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

copular (first-person singular present copulo, first-person singular preterite copulí, past participle copulat)

1. (ambitransitive) to copulate

   Synonym: acoblar

• “copular”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “copular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “copular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “copular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Borrowed from Latin cōpulāre.

• Hyphenation: co‧pu‧lar

copular (first-person singular present copulo, first-person singular preterite copulei, past participle copulado)

1. to copulate (engage in sexual intercourse)

   Synonyms: quilhar, (Brazil) transar

2. to bind; to connect

   Synonyms: conectar, juntar, ligar

• “copular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

From Latin cōpulāre. Doublet of acoplar.

• IPA^(key): /kopuˈlaɾ/ [ko.puˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: co‧pu‧lar

copular (first-person singular present copulo, first-person singular preterite copulé, past participle copulado)

1. to copulate

• “copular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024