cuppe

See also: cüppe

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Generally regarded as a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa (therefore a doublet of cȳf and cȳpe). Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (compare Old English copp (“vessel; cup”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkup.pe/

Noun

cuppe f (nominative plural cuppan)

cup

Declension

Declension of cuppe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cuppe	cuppan
accusative	cuppan	cuppan
genitive	cuppan	cuppena
dative	cuppan	cuppum

Derived terms

drenccuppe

Descendants

Middle English: cuppe, coppe
- English: cup
  - → Farefare: kɔpɩ
  - → Hebrew: קאפ‎ (kap)
  - → Japanese: カップ (kappu)
  - → Korean: 컵 (keop)
  - → Maori: kapu
- Scots: cuppe, capp, cap, caup, kap
- → Middle Irish: cupa
  - Irish: cupa
  - Scottish Gaelic: cupa

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