koper

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

• IPA^(key): /koːpər/

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koper (uncountable)

1. copper

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

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• Hyphenation: ko‧per
• Rhymes: -oːpər

From Middle Dutch coper, ultimately from Latin cuprum.

koper n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. copper (metal, element)

   Koper is een essentieel element in vele elektrische apparaten en bedrading. ― Copper is an essential element in many electrical appliances and wiring.

   De mijn produceert grote hoeveelheden koper. ― The mine produces large quantities of copper.

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

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

koper m (plural kopers, diminutive kopertje n, feminine koopster)

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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

koper

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

• krope, poker

Borrowed from Dutch koffer.

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

kopêr (plural koper-koper)

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)

• kopor (nonstandard)
• koffer (1901–1947)

• “koper”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

koper

1. alternative form of coper

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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

koper m inan (diminutive koperek)

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

Borrowed from German Kupfer.

koper m inan (related adjective koprowy)

1. synonym of miedź

• 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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *koprъ.

• IPA^(key): /kòːpər/, /kɔ̀ːpər/

kọ́pər or kópər m inan

1. dill (herb)

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