Kuppel

See also: kuppel

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (“little tub”); from cupa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over. Doublet of Kübel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʊpl̩/
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Noun

Kuppel f (genitive Kuppel, plural Kuppeln)

  1. (architecture) dome (structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere)

Declension
Declension of Kuppel [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Kuppel die Kuppeln
genitive einer der Kuppel der Kuppeln
dative einer der Kuppel den Kuppeln
accusative eine die Kuppel die Kuppeln

Further reading
  • “Kuppel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Kuppel” in Duden online
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