koper

See also: Koper, köper, kòper, and kopër

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

From Dutch koper, from Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːpər/

• Audio:

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Noun

koper (uncountable)

1. copper

Dutch

Chemical element
Cu
Previous: nikkel (Ni)
Next: zink (Zn)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːpər/, (Belgium) [ˈkoːpər], (Netherlands) [ˈkoʊ̯.pər]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ko‧per
• Rhymes: -oːpər

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

Noun

koper n (uncountable)

1. copper (metal, element)

   De oudheid gebruikte koper al voor het maken van werktuigen en sieraden.

   Ancient civilizations used copper for making tools and jewelry.

   Koper is een essentieel element in vele elektrische apparaten en bedrading.

   Copper is an essential element in many electrical appliances and wiring.

   De kopermijn produceert grote hoeveelheden koper voor de markt.

   The copper mine produces large quantities of copper for the market.

Derived terms

• geelkoper
• koperdief
• koperdiefstal
• koperdraad
• koperen
• kopererts
• kopergroep
• koperion
• koperkristal
• koperlegering
• kopermijn
• koperoxide
• koperpoets
• koperroest
• koperspiraal
• kopersulfide
• koperverbinding
• koperwiek
• roodkoper
• verkoperen

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: koper
• Negerhollands: koper, kopu
• → Lokono: koporo
• → Papiamentu: koper
• → Sranan Tongo: kopro
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: kopro
  • → Caribbean Javanese: kopro
  • → Kari'na: kopolo
  • → Saramaccan: koopo

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch coper, copere. Equivalent to kopen +‎ -er.

Noun

koper m (plural kopers, diminutive kopertje n)

1. buyer

   De koper was tevreden met zijn aankoop.

   The buyer was satisfied with his purchase.

   De onderhandelingen tussen de verkoper en de koper duurden enkele dagen.

   The negotiations between the seller and the buyer lasted for several days.

   De potentiële koper vroeg om meer informatie over het product.

   The potential buyer asked for more information about the product.

Derived terms

• hoenderkoper
• inkoper
• katoenkoper
• kosten koper
• lakenkoper
• latoenkoper
• oliekoper
• paardenkoper

 

Related terms

• kopen
• verkoper

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

koper

1. inflection of koperen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• krope, poker

Indonesian

Sense 1.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch koffer.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkopər/ [ˈko.pər]
• Rhymes: -opər
• Syllabification: ko‧per

Noun

kopêr (first-person possessive koperku, second-person possessive kopermu, third-person possessive kopernya)

1. briefcase (A case used for carrying documents, especially for business)
2. suitcase (A large piece of luggage used for carrying clothes, and sometimes suits, when travelling)

Alternative forms

• kopor (nonstandard)

Further reading

• “koper” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Noun

koper

1. Alternative form of coper

Polish

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɛr/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.pɛr/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔpɛr
• Syllabification: ko‧per
• Homophone: Koper

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

Noun

koper m inan (diminutive koperek)

1. dill (Anethum)
2. peach fuzz (sparsely grown hair, especially facial hair of a teenager)

Declension

Declension of koper

	singular
nominative	koper
genitive	kopru
dative	koprowi
accusative	koper
instrumental	koprem
locative	koprze
vocative	koprze

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kupfer.

Noun

koper m inan (related adjective koprowy)

1. Synonym of miedź

Further reading

• koper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• koper in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Antoni Krasnowolski (1879) “koper”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 304

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kòːpər/, /kɔ̀ːpər/

Noun

kọ́pər or kópər m inan

1. dill (herb)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kóper
gen. sing.	kópra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kóper	kópra	kópri
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kópra	kóprov	kóprov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kópru	kóproma	kóprom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kóper	kópra	kópre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kópru	kóprih	kóprih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kóprom	kóproma	kópri

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	kôper
gen. sing.	kôpra
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kôper	kôpra	kôpri
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kôpra	kôprov	kôprov
dative (dajȃlnik)	kôpru	kôproma	kôprom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kôper	kôpra	kôpre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kôpru	kôprih	kôprih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kôprom	kôproma	kôpri

Further reading

• “koper”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “koper”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references