koperta

See also: kopertą

Polish

koperta (#1)

koperta (#3)

Alternative forms

• kowerta (19th c., obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian coperta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔˈpɛr.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrta
• Syllabification: ko‧per‧ta

Noun

koperta f (diminutive kopertka, related adjective kopertowy)

1. envelope (paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing)

   Hypernym: opakowanie

2. protective jacket or case, especially for a record, containing art and information about the contents; also: the analogous leaflet found in a packaged CD [from 20th c.]
3. clutch, clutch bag (small handbag without a shoulder strap, designed to be held in the hand)

   Synonym: kopertówka

4. comforter cover with a characteristic diamond-shaped opening in the middle on the top side

   Hypernyms: poszwa, pościel

5. casing of the watch mechanism

   Hypernym: obudowa

6. (automotive, colloquial) painted rectangle with two diagonals marking the place intended for parking the vehicle of an authorized person or used (until 2005) to test the ability of a driving test candidate to perform the maneuver of parallel parking in reverse
7. (automotive, colloquial) maneuver of parallel parking in reverse that a driving test candidate should be able to perform
8. (colloquial, metonymically) money given in an envelope as a bribe or gift

Declension

Declension of koperta

	singular	plural
nominative	koperta	koperty
genitive	koperty	kopert
dative	kopercie	kopertom
accusative	kopertę	koperty
instrumental	kopertą	kopertami
locative	kopercie	kopertach
vocative	koperto	koperty

Derived terms

noun

• kopertówka

 

verb

• kopertować impf

 

Related terms

adverb

• kopertowo

 

noun

• kopertówa

 

Further reading

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