copar

Irish

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

Borrowed from English copper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkopˠəɾˠ/

Noun

copar m (genitive singular copair)

1. copper (chemical elements)

   Synonym: umha

Declension

Declension of copar

First declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative copar Vocative a chopair Genitive copair Dative copar

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Nominative an copar Genitive an chopair Dative leis an gcopar don chopar

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
copar	chopar	gcopar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “copar”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “copar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page {{{1}}}
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “copar”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “copar”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “copar”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Borrowed from English copper.

Noun

copar m (genitive singular copair, no plural)

1. copper

Derived terms

• clach-chopair (“lapis lazuli”)

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French couper.

Verb

1. (politics) to make a clean sweep
2. to get; take

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Venetian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

copar

1. (transitive) to kill, murder

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of copar (first conjugation)

infinitive	copar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		copando
past participle		copà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	copo	(te) copi, (te) cupi	(el/ła) copa	copémo, copòn	copé	(i/łe) copa
imperfect	copava	(te) copavi	(el/ła) copava	copàvimo	copavi	(i/łe) copava
future	coparò	(te) coparè	(el/ła) coparà	coparémo	coparè	(i/łe) coparà
conditional	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	coparìa	(te) coparisi	(el/ła) coparìa	coparìsimo	coparisi	(i/łe) coparìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	cope, copa	(te) copi	(el/ła) cope, (el/ła) copa	copémo, copone	copé	(i/łe) cope, (i/łe) copa
imperfect	copase	(te) copasi	(el/ła) copase	copàsimo	copasi	(i/łe) copase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) copa	(el/ła) copa, (el/ła) cope	copémo	copé	(i/łe) copa, (i/łe) cope

Synonyms

• maẑar, masar