cuppe

See also: cüppe

Old English

Etymology

Uncertain. Generally regarded as a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa (therefore a doublet of cȳf and cȳpe). Alternatively, from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (compare Old English copp (“vessel; cup”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkup.pe/

Noun

cuppe f (nominative plural cuppan)

1. cup

Declension

Declension of cuppe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cuppe	cuppan
accusative	cuppan	cuppan
genitive	cuppan	cuppena
dative	cuppan	cuppum

Derived terms

• drenċcuppe

Descendants

• Middle English: cuppe, coppe
  • English: cup
    • → Farefare: kɔpɩ
    • → Hebrew: קאפ (kap)
    • → Japanese: カップ (kappu)
    • → Kashubian: kopsa (Canada, United States)
    • → Korean: 컵 (keop)
    • → Maori: kapu
  • Scots: cuppe, capp, cap, caup, kap
  • → Middle Irish: cupa
    • Irish: cupa
    • Scottish Gaelic: cupa
• → Welsh: cwpan