koper

See also: Koper, köper, kòper, and kopër

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

From Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːpər/
  • (file)

Noun

koper (uncountable)

  1. copper

Dutch

Chemical element
Cu
Previous: nikkel (Ni)
Next: zink (Zn)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoːpər/, (Belgium) [ˈkoːpər], (Netherlands) [ˈkoʊ̯.pər]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ko‧per
  • Rhymes: -oːpər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

Noun

koper n (uncountable)

  1. copper (metal, element)
Derived terms
  • geelkoper
  • koperdief
  • koperdiefstal
  • koperdraad
  • koperen
  • kopererts
  • kopergroep
  • koperion
  • koperkristal
  • koperlegering
  • kopermijn
  • koperoxide
  • koperpoets
  • koperroest
  • kopersulfide
  • koperverbinding
  • roodkoper
  • verkoperen
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: koper
  • Negerhollands: koper, kopu
  • Arawak: koporo
  • Papiamentu: koper
  • Sranan Tongo: kopro
    • Caribbean Hindustani: kopro
    • Caribbean Javanese: kopro
    • Galibi Carib: kopolo
    • Saramaccan: koopo

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch coper, copere. Equivalent to kopen + -er.

Noun

koper m (plural kopers, diminutive kopertje n)

  1. buyer
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

koper

  1. first-person singular present indicative of koperen
  2. imperative of koperen

Anagrams


Indonesian

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈkopər/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧pêr

Noun

kopêr (first-person possessive koperku, second-person possessive kopermu, third-person possessive kopernya)

  1. briefcase

Alternative forms

Further reading


Middle English

Noun

koper

  1. Alternative form of coper

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.pɛr/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpɛr
  • Syllabification: ko‧per
  • Homophone: Koper

Noun

koper m inan (diminutive koperek)

  1. dill (Anethum)
  2. peach fuzz (sparsely grown hair, especially facial hair of a teenager)

Declension

Further reading

  • koper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • koper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kòːpər/, /kɔ̀ːpər/

Noun

kọ́pər or kópər m inan

  1. dill (herb)

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
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
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

  • koper”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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