Kuppe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kupfe, from Old High German kupfa (“cap, bonnet”), probably from Late Latin cuppa (“cup”). The modern consonantism is Central and Low German; compare Middle Low German koppe. Cognate with Dutch kop (“cup; head”), English cup. Related also with Kopf (“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʊpə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Kuppe f (genitive Kuppe, plural Kuppen)

1. hilltop
2. tip (of finger)
3. hump (of road etc.)
4. crest (of a hill; of a pigeon)

Declension

Declension of Kuppe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kuppe	die	Kuppen
genitive	einer	der	Kuppe	der	Kuppen
dative	einer	der	Kuppe	den	Kuppen
accusative	eine	die	Kuppe	die	Kuppen

Hyponyms

• Bergkuppe
• Hügelkuppe
• Fingerkuppe

Derived terms

• doppelkuppig (“double-crested”)

See also

• Koppe

Further reading

• “Kuppe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kuppe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Kuppe” in Duden online