coupé

See also: coupe, Coupe, and Coupé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coupé (an elliptical form of carosse coupé (“cut carriage”)), the past participle of couper (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːˈpeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Noun

coupé (countable and uncountable, plural coupés)

1. A two-seater car, normally a sports car.
2. (British) A car with a fixed-roof body style that is shorter than a sedan or saloon of the same model.
3. (historical) The front part of a French stagecoach.
4. (historical) A four-wheeled carriage with two seats inside, and a separate seat for the driver.
5. (historical) The front compartment of a railway carriage.
6. (uncountable) The strongest grade of Spanish saffron, akin to the Iranian sargol.

Related terms

• convertible
• drophead coupé
• fixed head coupé
• hardtop
• soft top

Translations

two-seater car, normally a sports car

• Finnish: kupee, coupe (fi), coupé (fi)
• German: Coupé (de) m, Kupee (de) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Macedonian: купе́ n (kupé)
• Persian: کوپه (fa) (kupe)

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from French coupé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkupeː/, [ˈkupe̞ː]

Noun

coupé

1. coupé

Declension

Inflection of coupé (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)
nominative		coupé	coupét
genitive		coupén	coupéiden coupéitten
partitive		coupéta	coupéita
illative		coupéhen	coupéihin
		singular	plural
nominative		coupé	coupét
accusative	nom.	coupé	coupét
	gen.	coupén
genitive		coupén	coupéiden coupéitten
partitive		coupéta	coupéita
inessive		coupéssa	coupéissa
elative		coupésta	coupéista
illative		coupéhen	coupéihin
adessive		coupélla	coupéilla
ablative		coupélta	coupéilta
allative		coupélle	coupéille
essive		coupéna	coupéina
translative		coupéksi	coupéiksi
abessive		coupétta	coupéitta
instructive		—	coupéin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of coupé (Kotus type 21/rosé, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative coupéni coupéni accusative nom. coupéni coupéni gen. coupéni genitive coupéni coupéideni coupéitteni partitive coupétani coupéitani inessive coupéssani coupéissani elative coupéstani coupéistani illative coupéheni coupéihini adessive coupéllani coupéillani ablative coupéltani coupéiltani allative coupélleni coupéilleni essive coupénani coupéinani translative coupékseni coupéikseni abessive coupéttani coupéittani instructive — — comitative — coupéineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative coupési coupési accusative nom. coupési coupési gen. coupési genitive coupési coupéidesi coupéittesi partitive coupétasi coupéitasi inessive coupéssasi coupéissasi elative coupéstasi coupéistasi illative coupéhesi coupéihisi adessive coupéllasi coupéillasi ablative coupéltasi coupéiltasi allative coupéllesi coupéillesi essive coupénasi coupéinasi translative coupéksesi coupéiksesi abessive coupéttasi coupéittasi instructive — — comitative — coupéinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative coupémme coupémme accusative nom. coupémme coupémme gen. coupémme genitive coupémme coupéidemme coupéittemme partitive coupétamme coupéitamme inessive coupéssamme coupéissamme elative coupéstamme coupéistamme illative coupéhemme coupéihimme adessive coupéllamme coupéillamme ablative coupéltamme coupéiltamme allative coupéllemme coupéillemme essive coupénamme coupéinamme translative coupéksemme coupéiksemme abessive coupéttamme coupéittamme instructive — — comitative — coupéinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative coupénne coupénne accusative nom. coupénne coupénne gen. coupénne genitive coupénne coupéidenne coupéittenne partitive coupétanne coupéitanne inessive coupéssanne coupéissanne elative coupéstanne coupéistanne illative coupéhenne coupéihinne adessive coupéllanne coupéillanne ablative coupéltanne coupéiltanne allative coupéllenne coupéillenne essive coupénanne coupéinanne translative coupéksenne coupéiksenne abessive coupéttanne coupéittanne instructive — — comitative — coupéinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative coupénsa coupénsa accusative nom. coupénsa coupénsa gen. coupénsa genitive coupénsa coupéidensa coupéittensa partitive coupétaan coupétansa coupéitaan coupéitansa inessive coupéssaan coupéssansa coupéissaan coupéissansa elative coupéstaan coupéstansa coupéistaan coupéistansa illative coupéhensa coupéihinsa adessive coupéllaan coupéllansa coupéillaan coupéillansa ablative coupéltaan coupéltansa coupéiltaan coupéiltansa allative coupélleen coupéllensa coupéilleen coupéillensa essive coupénaan coupénansa coupéinaan coupéinansa translative coupékseen coupéksensa coupéikseen coupéiksensa abessive coupéttaan coupéttansa coupéittaan coupéittansa instructive — — comitative — coupéineen coupéinensa

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku.pe/

Adjective

coupé (feminine coupée, masculine plural coupés, feminine plural coupées)

1. (heraldry) Divided into two equal parts horizontally, per fess; said of an escutcheon.

Verb

coupé (feminine coupée, masculine plural coupés, feminine plural coupées)

1. past participle of couper

Derived terms

• coupé-décalé

Noun

coupé m (plural coupés)

1. A coupé (car).

Descendants

• Russian: купе́ (kupé)

See also

• coupé-cabriolet

Further reading

• “coupé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pouce

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French coupé.

Noun

coupé m

1. coupé

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• cupé

Noun

coupé m (plural coupés)

1. coupé