Kuppel

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (little tub); from cupa, cuppa (cup); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over. Doublet of Kübel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊpl̩/
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Noun

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Kuppel f (genitive Kuppel, plural Kuppeln)

  1. (architecture) dome (structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Kuppel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kuppel” in Duden online