Kuppel

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊpl̩/

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Noun

Kuppel f (genitive Kuppel, plural Kuppeln)

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