kopar

Etymology

Derived from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”), contraction of Latin (aes) Cyprium (literally “brass of Cyprus”), from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros, “Cyprus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔːʰpaɹ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːʰpaɹ

Noun

kopar n (genitive singular kopars, uncountable)

1. copper

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɔːpar/

Noun

kopar m (genitive singular kopars, no plural)

1. (uncountable) copper (a reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic element with high electrical and thermal conductivity, symbol Cu, and atomic number 29)

   Synonym: eir m

Alternative forms

• kåppår (dialectal)
• koppar (alternative form)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse koparr, from Late Latin cuprum (“copper”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²koːpɑr/

Noun

kopar m (definite singular koparen) (uncountable)

1. copper (chemical element, symbol Cu)

References

• “kopar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôpar/
• Hyphenation: ko‧par

Noun

kȍpar m (Cyrillic spelling ко̏пар)

1. dill

   Synonym: miròđija

References

• “kopar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Verb

kopar

1. third-person singular indicative aorist of kopmak