koper
Afrikaans edit
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Cu | |
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Etymology edit
From Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koper (uncountable)
Dutch edit
Chemical element | |
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Cu | |
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Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːpər/, (Belgium) [ˈkoːpər], (Netherlands) [ˈkoʊ̯.pər]
audio (file) - Hyphenation: ko‧per
- Rhymes: -oːpər
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.
Noun edit
koper n (uncountable)
- copper (metal, element)
- De oudheid gebruikte koper al voor het maken van werktuigen en sieraden.
- Ancient civilizations used copper for making tools and jewelry.
- Koper is een essentieel element in vele elektrische apparaten en bedrading.
- Copper is an essential element in many electrical appliances and wiring.
- De kopermijn produceert grote hoeveelheden koper voor de markt.
- The copper mine produces large quantities of copper for the market.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: koper
- Negerhollands: koper, kopu
- → Lokono: koporo
- → Papiamentu: koper
- → Sranan Tongo: kopro
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch coper, copere. Equivalent to kopen + -er.
Noun edit
koper m (plural kopers, diminutive kopertje n)
- buyer
- De koper was tevreden met zijn aankoop.
- The buyer was satisfied with his purchase.
- De onderhandelingen tussen de verkoper en de koper duurden enkele dagen.
- The negotiations between the seller and the buyer lasted for several days.
- De potentiële koper vroeg om meer informatie over het product.
- The potential buyer asked for more information about the product.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
koper
- inflection of koperen:
Anagrams edit
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Dutch koffer, from Middle Dutch cofer, couer, from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus (“basket”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kopêr (first-person possessive koperku, second-person possessive kopermu, third-person possessive kopernya)
Alternative forms edit
- kopor (nonstandard)
Further reading edit
- “koper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Middle English edit
Noun edit
koper
- Alternative form of coper
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
koper m inan (diminutive koperek)
- dill (Anethum)
- peach fuzz (sparsely grown hair, especially facial hair of a teenager)
Declension edit
Declension of koper
Further reading edit
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *koprъ.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kọ́pər or kópər m inan
- dill (herb)
Inflection edit
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | kóper | ||
gen. sing. | kópra | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kóper | kópra | kópri |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kópra | kóprov | kóprov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
kópru | kóproma | kóprom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kóper | kópra | kópre |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kópru | kóprih | kóprih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kóprom | kóproma | kópri |
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | kôper | ||
gen. sing. | kôpra | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kôper | kôpra | kôpri |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kôpra | kôprov | kôprov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
kôpru | kôproma | kôprom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kôper | kôpra | kôpre |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kôpru | kôprih | kôprih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kôprom | kôproma | kôpri |
Further reading edit
- “koper”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
- “koper”, in Termania, Amebis
- See also the general references