cuppe

See also: cüppe

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Generally regarded as a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa (therefore a doublet of cȳf and cȳpe). Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (compare Old English copp (vessel; cup)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkup.pe/

Noun

cuppe f (nominative plural cuppan)

  1. cup

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative cuppe cuppan
accusative cuppan cuppan
genitive cuppan cuppena
dative cuppan cuppum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: cuppe, coppe
  • Welsh: cwpan