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cupă

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See also: cupa and cupã

Romanian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa for the first few senses, with some senses later borrowed from Hungarian kupa and French coupe.

Noun

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cupă f (plural cupe)

  1. goblet (usually of wood), bowl, dish
  2. tumbler (drinking glass)
  3. cup
  4. trophy in the form of a cup
  5. cup (sports competition)
  6. crown (plant)
  7. a cut of a coat in tailoring
Declension
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative cupă cupa cupe cupele
genitive-dative cupe cupei cupe cupelor
vocative cupă, cupo cupelor
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Greek κούπα (koúpa), ultimately the same as Etymology 1.

Noun

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cupă f (plural cupe)

  1. (playing cards) hearts, cups