koperta

• kowerta (19th c., obsolete)

Borrowed from Italian coperta.

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈpɛr.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrta
• Syllabification: ko‧per‧ta

koperta f (diminutive kopertka, related adjective kopertowy)

1. envelope (paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing)

   Hypernym: opakowanie

2. protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also: the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD [from 20th c.]
3. clutch, clutch bag (small handbag without a shoulder strap, designed to be held in the hand)

   Synonym: kopertówka

4. comforter cover with a characteristic diamond-shaped opening in the middle on the top side

   Hypernyms: poszwa, pościel

5. casing of the watch mechanism

   Hypernym: obudowa

6. (automotive, colloquial) painted rectangle with two diagonals marking the place intended for parking the vehicle of an authorized person or used (until 2005) to test the ability of a driving test candidate to perform the maneuver of parallel parking in reverse
7. (automotive, colloquial) maneuver of parallel parking in reverse that a driving test candidate should be able to perform
8. (colloquial, metonymic) money given in an envelope as a bribe or gift

• koperta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• koperta in Polish dictionaries at PWN