Kuppe

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German kupfe, from Old High German kupfa (cap, bonnet), probably from Late Latin cuppa (cup). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German koppe. Cognate with Dutch kop (cup; head), English cup. Related also with Kopf (head).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊpə/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

Kuppe f (genitive Kuppe, plural Kuppen)

  1. hilltop
  2. tip (of finger)
  3. hump (of road etc.)
  4. crest (of a hill; of a pigeon)

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