kúpa

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰuːpa/
• Rhymes: -uːpa

Noun

kúpa f (genitive singular kúpu, nominative plural kúpur)

1. hollow hemispherical object; bowl, dome, helmet

Declension

Declension of kúpa (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kúpa	kúpan	kúpur	kúpurnar
accusative	kúpu	kúpuna	kúpur	kúpurnar
dative	kúpu	kúpunni	kúpum	kúpunum
genitive	kúpu	kúpunnar	kúpna, kúpa	kúpnanna, kúpanna

Derived terms

• hauskúpa (“skull”)
• kúpóttur (“bowl-shaped, domed”)
• kúptur (“convex”)

Slovak

Etymology

See the verb kúpiť (“to buy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuːpa]

Noun

kúpa f (relational adjective kúpny)

1. purchase

Declension

Declension of kúpa (pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	kúpa	kúpy
genitive	kúpy	kúp
dative	kúpe	kúpam
accusative	kúpu	kúpy
locative	kúpe	kúpach
instrumental	kúpou	kúpami

Further reading

• “kúpa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025