cupa
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish cupa, from Middle English cuppe.
Noun
cupa m (genitive singular cupa, nominative plural cupaí)
Declension
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Derived terms
- cístín cupa (“cupcake”)
- (cluiche) cupa is liathróide (“cup-and-ball (game)”)
- cupa dearcáin (“acorn-cup”)
- cupa sróine (“a large thick nose”)
- cupa súcháin (“suction cup”)
- cupa súl (“eye-bath”)
- práta cupaí (“large variety of potatoes”)
Related terms
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| cupa | chupa | gcupa |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “cupa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cupa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “cupa”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “cupa”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.pa/
- Rhymes: -upa
- Hyphenation: cù‧pa
Adjective
cupa f sg
- feminine singular of cupo
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkuː.pa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkuː.pa]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”), perhaps of substrate origin. Cognate with Old English hȳf (modern English hive), Sanskrit कूप (kūpa, “well, hollow, vat”), Ancient Greek κύπελλον (kúpellon, “beaker, goblet”).[1]
Noun
cūpa f (genitive cūpae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cūpa | cūpae |
| genitive | cūpae | cūpārum |
| dative | cūpae | cūpīs |
| accusative | cūpam | cūpās |
| ablative | cūpā | cūpīs |
| vocative | cūpa | cūpae |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē).
Noun
cūpa f (genitive cūpae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cūpa | cūpae |
| genitive | cūpae | cūpārum |
| dative | cūpae | cūpīs |
| accusative | cūpam | cūpās |
| ablative | cūpā | cūpīs |
| vocative | cūpa | cūpae |
References
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “cūpa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155
Further reading
- “cupa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “cupa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- "cupa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- cupa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “cupa”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “cupa”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
From Middle Irish cupa, from Middle English cuppe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰuʰpʰə/
Noun
cupa m (genitive singular cupa, plural cupachan or cupaichean or cupanan)
Derived terms
- gille-cupa m (“cup-bearer”)
See also
Mutation
| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| cupa | chupa |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Edward Dwelly (1911) “cupa”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary][1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “cupa”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language