купа

See also: купя and Appendix:Variations of "kupa"

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• kupa — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kupa. Compare Ukrainian ку́па (kúpa), Polish kupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupa]
• Hyphenation: ку́‧па

Noun

ку́па • (kúpa) f inan (genitive ку́пы, nominative plural ку́пы, genitive plural куп, diminutive ку́пка)

1. clump (of trees or bushes)

   ку́па кусто́ў ― kúpa kustów ― a clump of bushes

2. group, crowd (usually of people)

   Synonym: гурт (hurt)

3. (colloquial) heap, pile (a large amount of something)

   Synonym: ку́ча (kúča)

Declension

Declension of ку́па (inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ку́па kúpa	ку́пы kúpy
genitive	ку́пы kúpy	куп kup
dative	ку́пе kúpje	ку́пам kúpam
accusative	ку́пу kúpu	ку́пы kúpy
instrumental	ку́пай, ку́паю kúpaj, kúpaju	ку́памі kúpami
locative	ку́пе kúpje	ку́пах kúpax
count form	—	ку́пы1 kúpy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

References

• "купа" in Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984) at Verbum

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Greek κούπα (koúpa), from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa. Cognate with English cup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupɐ]
• Syllabification^(key): ку‧па

Noun

ку́па • (kúpa) f (diminutive ку́пичка)

1. bowl (container used to hold, mix or present food)
2. (sports) cup (ornate trophy presented to the winner)
   1. (uncountable) a contest for which a cup is awarded

      Synonyms: първенство́ (părvenstvó), шампиона́т (šampionát)

      Купа Дейвис ― Kupa Dejvis ― Davis Cup

3. (card games) ♥, the suit of hearts
   1. a card of that suit

Declension

Declension of ку́па

	singular	plural
indefinite	ку́па kúpa	ку́пи kúpi
definite	ку́пата kúpata	ку́пите kúpite

Coordinate terms

• (card suit):

Suits in Bulgarian · бои́ (boí) (layout · text)
ку́па (kúpa)	каро́ (karó)	пи́ка (píka)	спати́я (spatíja) тре́фа (tréfa)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kopa. Doublet of копа́ (kopá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koˈpa]
• Syllabification^(key): ку‧па

Noun

купа́ • (kupá) f

1. a stack (of hay or straw)

   купа́ сено́ ― kupá senó ― haystack

Declension

Declension of купа́

	singular	plural
indefinite	купа́ kupá	купи́ kupí
definite	купа́та kupáta	купи́те kupíte

References

• “купа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “купа”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1986), “ку́па, купа́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 3 (крес¹ – мѝнго¹), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 139
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1979), “копа́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 2 (и – крепя̀), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, page 607

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic купа (kupa), from Proto-Slavic *kupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupə]

Noun

ку́па • (kúpa) f inan (genitive ку́пы, nominative plural ку́пы, genitive plural куп)

1. (dated) group, heap, pile, clump

   Synonyms: ку́ча (kúča), гру́да (grúda)

   ку́па дере́вьев ― kúpa derévʹjev ― clump of trees

Declension

Declension of ку́па (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	ку́па kúpa	ку́пы kúpy
genitive	ку́пы kúpy	ку́п kúp
dative	ку́пе kúpe	ку́пам kúpam
accusative	ку́пу kúpu	ку́пы kúpy
instrumental	ку́пой, ку́пою kúpoj, kúpoju	ку́пами kúpami
prepositional	ку́пе kúpe	ку́пах kúpax

Derived terms

• совоку́пный (sovokúpnyj)

References

• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “купа”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
• Chernykh, P. Ja. (1999), “купа”, in Историко-этимологический словарь русского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 3rd edition, volume 1 (а – пантомима), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 455

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coppa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûpa/
• Hyphenation: ку‧па

Noun

ку̏па f (Latin spelling kȕpa)

1. cup, goblet
2. (Serbia, geometry) cone
3. cups in Spanish playing cards

Declension

Declension of купа

	singular	plural
nominative	купа	купе
genitive	купе	купа
dative	купи	купама
accusative	купу	купе
vocative	купо	купе
locative	купи	купама
instrumental	купом	купама

Ukrainian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *kupa

Old East Slavic купа (kupa)

Ukrainian купа

Inherited from Old East Slavic купа (kupa), from Proto-Slavic *kupa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkupɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ку́па • (kúpa) f inan (genitive ку́пи, nominative plural ку́пи, genitive plural куп)

1. heap, pile
2. (colloquial) group, mass, crowd (large number of people or things)

Declension

Declension of ку́па
(inan hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	ку́па kúpa	ку́пи kúpy
genitive	ку́пи kúpy	куп kup
dative	ку́пі kúpi	ку́пам kúpam
accusative	ку́пу kúpu	ку́пи kúpy
instrumental	ку́пою kúpoju	ку́пами kúpamy
locative	ку́пі kúpi	ку́пах kúpax
vocative	ку́по kúpo	ку́пи kúpy

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “купа”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka