Lupe

See also: lupe

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish Lupe.

Proper noun

Lupe

1. A female given name from Spanish
2. A male given name

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Lupe (plural Lupes)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lupe is the 37391^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 596 individuals. Lupe is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (47.99%), White (28.19%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.28%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lupe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 475.

Anagrams

• pule

German

Etymology

Ca. 1800, from French loupe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːpə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Lupe f (genitive Lupe, plural Lupen)

1. magnifying glass

   Synonyms: Vergrößerungsglas, Brennglas

Declension

Declension of Lupe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lupe	die	Lupen
genitive	einer	der	Lupe	der	Lupen
dative	einer	der	Lupe	den	Lupen
accusative	eine	die	Lupe	die	Lupen

Hyponyms

• Binokularlupe
• Briefmarkenlupe
• Fischlupe
• Leselupe
• Philatelistenlupe
• Stereolupe

 

Derived terms

• lupenrein
• unter die Lupe nehmen
• Zeitlupe

 

Descendants

• Japanese: ルーペ (rūpe)
• Korean: 루페 (rupe)

See also

• Linse
• Mikroskop

Further reading

• “Lupe” in Duden online
• “Lupe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlupe/ [ˈlu.pe]
• Rhymes: -upe
• Syllabification: Lu‧pe

Proper noun

Lupe f

1. a diminutive of the unisex given name Guadalupe