cupă

See also: cupa and cupã

Romanian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa for the first few senses, with some senses later borrowed from Hungarian kupa and French coupe.

Noun

cupă f (plural cupe)

1. goblet (usually of wood), bowl, dish
2. tumbler (drinking glass)
3. cup
4. trophy in the form of a cup
5. cup (sports competition)
6. crown (plant)
7. a cut of a coat in tailoring

Declension

Declension of cupă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) cupă	cupa	(niște) cupe	cupele
genitive/dative	(unei) cupe	cupei	(unor) cupe	cupelor
vocative	cupă, cupo		cupelor

Synonyms

• (bowl, drinking vessel): vas, blid
• (glass): pahar
• (cup): cană
• (cut): tăietură, croială

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Greek κούπα (koúpa), ultimately the same as Etymology 1.

Noun

cupă f (plural cupe)

1. (playing cards) hearts, cups