coupe
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French coupe. Doublet of cup and keeve.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuːp/
Audio (UK) (file)
- Rhymes: -uːp
- Homophone: coop
Noun
coupe (plural coupes)
- A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé)
- (US, Canada, automotive) A car with two doors (variant of coupé).
- A shallow glass or glass dish, usually with a stem, in which sparkling wine or desserts are served.
- An ice cream dessert served in a coupe glass; the glass it is served in.
- An area of forest where harvesting of wood is planned or has taken place.
Derived terms
- deuce coupe
See also
- coupe-gorge (etymologically unrelated)
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kup/
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Etymology 1
From Old French cope, cupe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Doublet of cuve. The sports sense is a semantic loan from English cup.
Noun
coupe f (plural coupes)
- goblet, cup
- (sports) cup (award; prize)
Derived terms
- coupe de la ligue
- coupe du monde
- coupe menstruelle
- soucoupe
Descendants
- → English: coupe
Etymology 2
Deverbal from couper
Noun
coupe f (plural coupes)
- cut
- (style) haircut
Derived terms
- coupe au bol
- coupe choux
- coupe claire
- coupe réglée
- coupe sombre
- il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvres
- sous la coupe de
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
coupe
- inflection of couper:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “coupe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- pouce
Middle English
Alternative forms
- cupe
Etymology 1
From Old Saxon *kûpa, côpa, from Old High German chôfa, chuofa, from Latin cūpa, Medieval Latin cōpa (“cask”).
Noun
cǒupe (plural cǒupes)
- a large wicker basket; a dosser, a pannier
- a basket, pen or enclosure for birds; a coop
- a cart or sled equipped with a wicker basket for carrying manure, etc
- a barrel or cask for holding liquids
Descendants
- English: coop
- ⇒ Yola: coopen
References
- “cǒupe, n.(1) Also cupe..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 June 2016.
Etymology 2
From Old French coupe, cope, culpe, from Latin culpa (“fault, defect; crime”).
Alternative forms
- cope
- culpe
Noun
cǒupe (plural cǒupes)
- culpability, guilt, sinfulness
Etymology 3
From Old French coup, cop, colp, from Latin colpus (“hit, strike, stroke”), colaphus (“a blow with the fist; a cuff”), from Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos, “slap (to the face)”).
Alternative forms
- caupe
- kaupe
Noun
cǒupe (plural cǒupes)
- a blow, a strike
- a cry, a shout
References
- “cǒupe, n.(2) Also cope, culpe..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 June 2016.
- “cǒupe, n.(3) Also caupe, kaupe..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 June 2016.
Norman
Etymology
From Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa.
Noun
coupe f (plural coupes)
- (Jersey) cup, chalice