Kuppe

Meaning

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

Concepts

summit

dome

head

hill

tip

top

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choline

humplock

Synonyms

Bergkuppe

Fruchtbecher

Kuppel

Wölbung

Hutkopf

Becher

kleiner Hügel

Kopf

Ätzhügel

Eishügel

Gipfel

Höcker

Hügel

Hügelchen

Translations

tepe

cupola

λόφος

γήλοφος

butte

colline

tête

mamelon

monticule

collina

ύψωμα

capocchia

clivo

collinetta

هضبة

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gupf

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʊpə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kupfe

Inherited from Old High German: kupfa

Cognate with Middle Low German: koppe

Cognate with Dutch: kop

Cognate with English: cup

In summary

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”).